Stunned Vicky Pattison made a horrifying discovering after investigating grim online deepfakes of herself.
Reality star Vicky has taken the bold move of faking her own sex video as she tries to get to the bottom of the situation. But when researching, she came across something she wish she hadn't as she worked on documentary Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape.
The Geordie Shore star resorted to the drastic measure as part of a Channel 4 show which sets out to investigate the proliferation of deepfake porn and the impact it has on women and girls. She “wrestled with the decision” for a long time before accepting that the video in which she seems to appears “may live online forever”.
But when going some background on it, she was shocked to see a real video of herself online and discovered she was a victim of genuine image-based sexual abuse. Vicky, who got married this summer to clothing brand manager Ercan Ramadan, has gone public with her torment.
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Dave Benett/Getty Images)“I say in the pre-titles of the documentary that I myself have been a victim of sexually explicit, misogynistic abuse online," she told The Sun. “Throughout this documentary, we actually realised that there's content of me online that I was not entirely aware of. It's not AI generated but it is dark in content.”
In the programme she made the bold move to produce and direct scenes in which her own face has been digitally added to the body of an actress. She admits she “wrestled with the decision” for a long time before accepting that the video in which she seems to appears “may live online forever”.
She made the video to “fully immerse herself in this world, and properly understand the depth of shock and violation victims of image-based abuse feel”. She said: “I am hugely passionate about women’s issues, and have found myself increasingly disturbed by how prevalent the problem of deepfake porn is becoming.
"This is just the latest trend in the abuse of women and having met some of the inspirational women who have put their lives back together after being victims of sexually explicit deepfake abuse, I feel more strongly than ever that we need to stand with them and continue to put pressure on the greater powers within the government to catch up with the speed at which this technology is advancing.”
She hopes that by highlighting the issue she can bring about change from those in power and from tech companies. “My goal is to foster empathy and drive action and to contribute to a larger movement for justice and change, so victims feel supported, understood, and empowered to reclaim their voices and control.”
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