Dec 12 2023, 10:27
A deepfake overdose on the Internet, and 98% of it is porn:
99% of the deepfake pornographic videos target women. In India alone, there has been a 350% increase in the number of deepfake videos compared to 2022. While deepfake as a technology is new, it has existed for years as morphed images using photoshop and other tools.
In 2023, a report by Home Security Heroes revealed an alarming statistic - 98% of all deepfake videos online are pornographic. But the horror doesn't end there. A jaw- dropping 99% of these videos target women, casting a chilling shadow over their privacy and safety.
But what truly sets the alarm bells ringing is the report's claim that creating a 60- second deepfake pornographic video now takes less than 25 minutes and costs absolutely nothing. All it takes is a single clear image of your face.
In India alone, there has been a 350% increase in the number of deepfake videos circulating online compared to 2022, a report by Kaspersky Lab reveals.
The deepfake explosion Deepfake technology is becoming readily accessible, allowing anyone with basic tech knowledge to create and manipulate videos. This has led to an explosion of deepfake pornography in India, with an alarming number of individuals targeted.
Creating a deepfake video, "... does not require extensive training data. A good video of 30 seconds of the source often suffice," says Siwei Lyu, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Buffalo.
A decade ago, the available pornographic content involved a lot of morphing using various photoshop tools.
Back in 2021, a group of scammers hiding in plain sight in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, and potentially more states, used obscene video calls and deepfake videos of victims to blackmail them and extort money.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) issued a notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in October 2023 seeking stricter laws to curb the spread of deepfakes, including those used for pornography.
source: et
Dec 12 2023, 10:27