Posted on 10/09/2024 4:59:30 AM PDT by jroehl
Italy’s prime minister appeared in court on Tuesday to demand punishment for two men who allegedly created deepfake pornographic videos of her and posted them online.
Giorgia Meloni, who dialled into the courtroom by videolink, has demanded 100,000 euros (£84,000) in compensation, which she said she will donate to a fund that helps female victims of domestic violence.
Roberto Scurosu, 73, and his son Alessio Scurosu, 40, from Sardinia, are accused of creating the fake videos featuring Ms Meloni and posting them to American porn websites in 2020, two years before she became prime minister.
The videos were viewed millions of times, prosecutors allege.
Both men are accused of defamation. In Italy, some defamation cases can be criminal and carry a custodial sentence.
“I insist on demanding the punishment of those who are responsible because I consider what they did to be intolerable,” the prime minister told the court, according to Ansa, Italy’s national news agency.
“This is a form of violence against women. It is intolerable in terms of how these images made me feel.
“With the advent of artificial intelligence, if we allow the face of some woman to be superimposed on the body of another woman, our daughters will find themselves in these situations, which is exactly why I consider it legitimate to wage this war.
“I consider it to be my responsibility and maybe there should be more severe laws.”
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Leftist bastards who hypocritically call themselves defenders of women do this. They did it with Melania Trump and with Sarah Pslin. Anything is valid to leftist bastards. Look at how they smeared Trump.
I agree. Protect women.
Can’t think of a freedom of speech issue that is threatened by criminalizing these.
No relation to Cicciolina?
I look forward to learning that she collects from them.
If our side did the same to ahem Hillary or Kamala even though closer to the truth I would back restitution as well. Funny though I don’t recall our side ever doing such.
And somehow I was forced to watch them. I would want restitution for myself.
It’s Palin Syndrome: the Left is maniacally bent on sexually dehumanizing women who aren’t in their camp. Any unflattering images of Michelle Obama were immediately censored, but if you Googled Sarah Palin, you’d always get a photoshop of her in a bikini.
Yeah, FReepers do this sort of shit, too, but it’s a black-humor-filled, underground website.
There’s a logic to the argument.
but the BBC seems to be saying, “See You Next Tuesday.”
The dress... viewed from that angle...
I’ll let you see what you want. My imagination isn’t that keen.
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