The debate on deepfake porn misses the point
The debate on deepfake porn misses the point
- March 1, 2023
- Cailin O’Connor, LPS, Wired, March 1, 2023
Arguing that deepfakes can’t be harmful because they’re not “real” is as reductive as it is false. It’s ignorant to proclaim they’re no big deal while the people impacted are telling you they are. Deepfakes can inflict “the same kinds of harms as an actual piece of media recorded from a person would,” says Cailin O’Connor, author of The Misinformation Age and a professor at the University of California, Irvine. “Whether or not they’re fake, the impression still lasts.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.wired.com/story/deepfakes-twitch-streamers-qtcinderella-atrioc-pokimane/.
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