showbizDutch authorities have struck an important blow against the website that has been distributing deepfake porn videos of celebrities for years, unhindered and with impunity. In recent weeks, dozens of videos of famous Dutch people have been taken offline, following an investigation by the newspaper ‘AD’. Some videos, for example of the members of the Royal House, had been online for years and were viewed more than 100,000 times. Deepfake images of BVs in pornographic settings are also increasingly appearing in our country.
The ‘AD’ revealed in March that between seventy and eighty well-known Dutch women have fallen victim to deepfake porn videos. These videos have been manipulated with the help of artificial intelligence, with their faces pasted onto the body of a porn actress. A total of fifteen of them actually filed a report, the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office confirms. This means that one in five Dutch celebrities went to the police after the revelations of ‘AD’.
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Platform S. in danger
Other victims who did not go to the police, including program makers, artists and Olympic athletes, tried to take the videos offline through other (legal) routes. This has worked for most, but not for all. There are still videos online of actresses and presenters of NOS, RTL and SBS6.
Addressing these crimes quickly shows that we take the impact seriously, says Dave Maasland, CEO of cybersecurity company Eset. “Every action here is crucial for the safety of young women, and sends the message that they matter. These kinds of small successes create momentum for the subject, political attention, social attention and encourage us to go further. Everything we do now to contain it will save enormous suffering in the future.”
Due to the increasing pressure from (investigative) authorities, Platform S.’s right to exist is seriously endangered. The website, which attracts millions of visitors every month, took a drastic measure this week to block all visitors from England, after the government there decided to punish the creation of sexual deepfakes with a prison sentence and a criminal record.
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Cat in a corner
The criminal gang behind Platform S. feels like a cat in a corner. Registering on the forum is no longer possible. Internally there is a warning not to talk to journalists. The ‘AD’ and cyber experts have now been banned from the platform. There no longer seems to be a vibrant community.
In the meantime, the search for the owner of Platform S. continues. There are currently tracks leading to Canada. The Public Prosecution Service does not want to comment on ‘possible ongoing investigations’.
*Platform S. is not dThe correct name of the mentioned deepfake website. This was deliberately done to protect the victims.
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