Washington Times Oct 24, News 4 Politicians, high-tech firms and the media have sounded the alarm about deepfake videos as a primary threat to the democratic process. But the vast majority of digitally altered videos that have been produced and distributed feature pornographic images of celebrities, even as political parties and internet firms are developing ways to counter the technology. Deeptrace Labs, a cybersecurity firm based in Amsterdam, monitors the internet for deepfake content. Money is the driving force behind deepfake pornography on the internet, where porn websites run lucrative advertising schemes, Deeptrace said in an email, adding that the top four porn sites have received more than million views of their deepfake content. Many social media sites have banned deepfake porn, but it remains accessible on other sites where income is generated via pop-up Viagra ads or pay-per-view live sex shows. The vast majority of porn deepfakes target women, Mr.
Deepfakes by BJP in Indian Delhi Election Campaign - VICE
While one video had Tiwari speak in English, the other was him speaking in the Hindi dialect of Haryanvi. But now Delhi has a chance to change it all. They are quite like the face animations in Hollywood films, though not nearly as expensive, and with a dark side. Since its introduction in , A-list celebrities have seen their faces pushed onto existing pornographic videos, making deepfakes an infamous tool for misuse.