{"id":5750,"date":"2024-04-05T14:50:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T07:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=5750"},"modified":"2024-04-05T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T07:50:12","slug":"i-was-deepfaked-by-my-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/i-was-deepfaked-by-my-best-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I was deepfaked by my best friend&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR<\/strong>: <\/em>Victim&#8217;s photos misused in deepfake abuse by best friend, revealing a betrayal amid rising online exploitation. Keywords: deepfake, online abuse, betrayal, legal action.<\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;&#8216;I was deepfaked by my best friend'&#8221; by BBC News<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWEoaAXGWBQ?si=X562eQttRhVqmutr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Deepfake Misuse<\/strong>: The victim&#8217;s social media photos were misused on dating apps, suggesting a personalized attack involving her location and real age.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lockdown Amplification<\/strong>: During the COVID-19 lockdown, the abuse escalated with explicit and derogatory posts on Twitter, targeting the victim with fabricated sexual content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investigation into the Culprit<\/strong>: Initially suspecting an ex-boyfriend, the victim and her friend Daisy narrowed down potential perpetrators among their mutual social media followers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Revelation of the Perpetrator<\/strong>: Shockingly, the deepfake content and derogatory posts were traced back to the victim&#8217;s best friend, Alex, a significant betrayal given his close relationship with the victim.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alex&#8217;s Background<\/strong>: A recognized composer and BBC Young Composer of the Year, Alex&#8217;s involvement was a profound betrayal, considering his understanding of the impact on the victim.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legal Outcome<\/strong>: Alex pleaded guilty to charges related to the offensive online content, receiving a suspended sentence, mandated rehabilitation, and ordered to pay compensation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of Victim Support<\/strong>: The victim expressed frustration over the perceived imbalance in support, feeling the perpetrator received more rehabilitation opportunities than the victims.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Police Response Critique<\/strong>: The investigation revealed that not all victims were informed by the police, highlighting procedural shortcomings in victim notification and support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broader Social Issue<\/strong>: The story underscores a widespread issue of online sexual exploitation and the misuse of images without consent, affecting countless individuals globally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closure and Moving Forward<\/strong>: Despite the desire for an explanation, the victim ultimately finds closure in distancing herself from the perpetrator, focusing on recovery and advocacy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victim&#8217;s photos misused in deepfake abuse by best friend, revealing a betrayal amid rising online exploitation. Keywords: deepfake, online abuse, betrayal, legal action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-43","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5752,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5750\/revisions\/5752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}