What to do if you or someone you know is targeted with deepfake porn or AI nudes

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What to do if you or someone you know is targeted with deepfake ***** or AI nudes

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This week, about 50 female students from Victoria’s Bacchus Marsh Grammar School found fake, ********* explicit images of themselves

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on

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and Snapchat. Images of their faces, purportedly obtained from social media, were stitched onto pornographic images using artificial intelligence (AI).

Deepfake *****, or what

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“AI-generated image-based ******* ******,” involves the use of AI to create a ***** and/or ******* image of a person doing or saying things they haven’t said or done.

Celebrities and public figures, predominantly women, have experienced such ****** for nearly a decade, with various deepfake ***** sites and “nudify apps” readily available online.

But as these technologies become more accessible and sophisticated, we’re starting to see this problem creep into our homes and schools. Teens—and even children—are now being targeted.

How widespread is deepfake ******?

In 2023, my colleagues and I

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more than 16,000 adults in ten countries and found that, despite widespread media coverage (particularly in Western countries), the concept of deepfake ***** isn’t well known. When informed about it, however, most respondents indicated it should be criminalized.

Among respondents from Australia, 3.7% had been a victim of deepfake ***** as an ******. This was the highest rate reported from the countries we surveyed.

At the same time, 2.4% of *********** respondents said they had created, shared or threatened to share a deepfake photo or video of another person without their consent. This too was a higher figure than every other country we surveyed except the ******* States.

Men were more likely to report being a victim of deepfake ******, and more likely to report being a perpetrator. Men were also less likely to find the viewing, creating and/or sharing of deepfake ************ to be problematic.

What can you do if you’re targeted?

Image-based ****** can be a distressing experience. But victims should know they’re not alone, it isn’t their fault and there is plenty of help out there. Here are some steps they can take.

1. Report it

Creating or sharing deepfake ******* images of minors is a ********* offense under Australia’s

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(“child ************”) laws. It’s also a ********* offense to share non-consensual deepfake ***** of an ****** (and a ****** to create it if you’re in Victoria).

Whether you’re the victim, or someone you know is, you can report deepfake ****** to

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, to the

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(if the person depicted is a minor) and to the

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If you’re in danger, contact the police or ambulance on triple zero (000). If it’s not an emergency, you can call the

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(131 444) or your local police station. The same steps apply if you’re a bystander who has come across non-consensual deepfake ************ of someone else online.

The eSafety commissioner can take action against image-based ****** under the federal

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, and can work with victims and their supporters to get the content taken down within 24 hours. They can also issue formal warnings, take-down orders and civil penalties to individuals and technology companies that fail to take action.

Unfortunately, the deepfake content may continue to circulate even after it is taken down from the initial platform.

2. Seek help

If you’ve been targeted, it’s a good idea to talk to someone you trust, such as a friend, family member, teacher, counselor or psychologist.

Our website has a list of

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for victim-survivors of image-based ******, including specialist services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, migrants and refugees, young people, people with disabilities, people from LGBTQI+ communities and **** workers.

Even if you’re not ready to talk about the experience, you can still find useful information about image-based ****** online, including on the

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We’ve also developed a chatbot called

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, which provides free confidential advice and support to people who have experienced image-based ******, including deepfake ******. Umibot also has information for bystanders and perpetrators.

If you’re Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can check out

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. This is an online resource made by Indigenous Australians to provide information on social and emotional well-being.

Resources for young people are also available from

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and

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3. Create a digital hash to stop the spread

The ******* Kingdom’s Revenge ***** Helpline and Meta have developed two digital hashing tools for victim-survivors. These are

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for adults, and

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for minors.

Anyone in the world can use these tools to generate an anonymous digital hash (a unique numerical code) by scanning the image from their device. This hash is then shared with the

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in the scheme (including

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,

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, Pornhub, TikTok and OnlyFans) so they may detect and block any matches on their platform. You aren’t required to upload the image, which means no one else sees it, nor does it leave your device.

It’s important to note this tool won’t block the image from appearing on platforms that aren’t part of the scheme. You also need to have access to the images in the first place to use the tool.

4. Block, report and distance yourself from the perpetrator (if it’s safe to do so)

You can block the perpetrator(s) through your mobile and on social media, and report them to the relevant platforms and authorities. In the case of platforms, it’s not always clear what will be done once a report is lodged, so it’s a good idea to ask about this.

If the perpetrator is someone you know, such as a classmate or student, authorities can take action to ensure you don’t interact with that person anymore.

Last week, a boy was expelled from

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after he used AI to create ********* explicit images of a female teacher.

5. Boost your online safety

The eSafety commissioner has step-by-step

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on a range of online safety topics, from how to change your privacy settings on social media, to how to choose strong passwords.

For women experiencing family or domestic *********, the following resources may also be helpful:

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