Coverage dated March 21, 2024

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni seeking damages of $108,200 in deepfake porn trial

Headline from KTVZ Bend

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking damages of $108,200 (€100,000) in a civil trial after pornographic deepfake videos of her were uploaded online. Meloni has been called to testify in a Sardinian court on July 2 in the civil case she is lodging …

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  1. Fox News

    Italian Premier Meloni to testify in deepfake porn lawsuit, seeks symbolic compensation (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in the trial of two men accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face.

  2. Breitbart News

    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Seeks Damages over AI-Generated Deepfake Porn (opens Breitbart News)

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    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking damages over AI-generated deepfake pornography that superimposes her face onto the body of a naked woman.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni seeking damages of $108,200 in deepfake porn trial (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is seeking damages of $108,200 (€100,000) in a civil trial after pornographic deepfake videos of her were uploaded online. Meloni has been called to testify in a Sardinian court on July 2 in the civil case she is lodging …

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Italy's Meloni seeks symbolic compensation from suspects over deepfake porn images, report says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been asked to testify in court July 2 in the trial of two men who are accused of making deepfake pornographic images using her face and posting them online. Meloni is listed as an injured party in the defamation trial in Sardinia.

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