Austrian MEP Calls for EU Action After Becoming Target of Nude Deepfakes
Source Summary
Lena Schilling, an Austrian Green Party MEP, disclosed that she discovered nude deepfakes of herself circulating online, created by digitally altering images from her early press conferences. She described the experience as deeply disturbing and called for EU action against such content. A report found that one in six female MEPs have been targeted by sexualised AI-generated images.
Why it matters
The incident highlights a growing threat to female politicians and public figures through AI-generated sexual content, prompting calls for EU regulatory intervention on a practice affecting at least one in six female MEPs.
