Germany says it wants to make pornographic deepfakes a criminal offence after a TV star accused her ex-husband of spreading sexualised images of her online.⁣

In an article in the weekly Der Spiegel, actor Collien Fernandes accused her former husband, TV presenter and producer Christian Ulmen, of impersonating her online for years and sharing sexually explicit deepfakes.

#Germany #DeepFakes #PornographicDeepfakes #DerSpiegel #CollienFernandes #ChristianUlmen #AI

Christian Ulmen’s lawyer said in a statement that Der Spiegel’s reporting was “unlawful for several reasons” and that they were taking legal action. Christian Ulmen is not facing charges and is presumed innocent.⁣

The case has sparked a national conversation about new forms of violence against women online.⁣

#Ulmen #VAW #ViolenceAgainstWomen
Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said her ministry was drafting a bill that would make the production of pornographic deepfakes and voyeuristic recordings a criminal offence, with violations punishable by up to two years in prison. ⁣

Currently, only the distribution of such deepfakes is explicitly illegal.⁣

#BBCGlobalWomen #BBCNews #deepfakes #AI #Ulmen

@anna_lillith

Unfortunately, it’s in German, but it offers a helpful breakdown of the various terms that tend to get mixed up in cases like this.
And Ulmen’s lawyer is simply wrong here.

https://nerdculture.de/@PotsDame/116273902270426741

PotsDame (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Falls jemand eine juristische Einordnung möchte @jun.de (bluesky) @anwalt_jun (threads)

NerdCulture