Australia just sent a powerful message to deepfake criminals. Anthony Rotondo copped a massive AUD $343,000 fine – the country’s first major penalty for posting AI-generated intimate images without consent. It’s a landmark moment that shows authorities are done playing nice with digital predators.
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Australia just sent a powerful message to deepfake criminals. Anthony Rotondo copped a massive AUD $343,000 fine – the country’s first major penalty for posting AI-generated intimate images without consent. It’s a landmark moment that shows authorities are done playing nice with digital predators.
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Search engines operating in Australia must introduce age verification processes for users in the country by the end of 2025, to comply with new laws designed to stop children accessing online porn. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner introduced the Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code, which outlines the new rules. Search engines that don’t comply with […]
Is the global crackdown on nonconsensual deepfake porn starting to properly bite? It seems so. Following tough new rules regarding creating and sharing nonconsensual deepfake porn being introduced in countries including the UK and US, Australian authorities are attempting to show that those who break deepfake porn laws could face financially crippling punishment. Australia’s online […]
Search engines must verify users’ age in Australia by end of 2025 or face $32M fines, as part of a sweeping crackdown on youth access to online porn.
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A draft bill proposal in Australia would require citizens to provide a scan of their face in order to prove their age in order to access adult material.
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