Staff writer, with CNAA YouTuber and his assistant have been ordered to pay NT$1 million （US$32,548） to each of two women whose likenesses they used in deepfake pornography videos, one of whom was Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie （黃捷）.
Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) A Taiwanese YouTuber and his accomplice have been ordered to pay NT$1 million (US$32,585) in compensation to both Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) and another woman whose likenesses they used in deepfake pornography videos that they sold online.
As political campaigns for November’s local elections get under way, some candidates are using creative and practical giveaways to woo voters’ attention and support.
Mayors, county commissioners, city and county council members, township mayors and council members, as well as local officials down to the neighborhood level, are to be elected nationwide on Nov. 26.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the giveaway choices of many candidates, with a majority switching from pens and fans to masks.
However, as many people do not deem masks a memorable item, some candidates said they had come up with gifts that resonate with voters, while staying under