Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Kao Chia-yu (高嘉瑜) and independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Jie (黃捷) yesterday called for more severe punishment for people convicted of producing “deepfake” pornographic videos.
Kao and Huang are two of the victims in an ongoing investigation into a “deepfake video” case, in which YouTuber Chu Yu-chen (朱玉宸), 26, also known as Xiaoyu (小玉), was last week listed as a suspect for allegedly using deepfake technology to create and sell sexual videos featuring the likenesses of female politicians, online influencers and celebrities.
Deepfake pornography is made by superimposing facial images of people onto existing pornographic videos using
Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) A special election will be held on Saturday for voters in a district of Taichung City to decide whether to recall Legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟) of the pro-independence Taiwan Statebuilding Party, with the main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) backing the campaign and the ruling party defending him.
Taipei, Oct. 19 (CNA) A male Taiwanese Youtuber suspected of creating and selling deepfake porn videos featuring over 100 famous politicians and influencers was released on bail on Monday after being arrested the previous day.
/ Staff writer, with CNAA Taiwanese YouTuber suspected of creating and selling deepfake porn videos featuring more than 100 politicians and influencers was on Monday released on bail after being arrested the previous day.
A Taiwanese YouTuber suspected of creating and selling deepfake porn videos featuring more than 100 politicians and influencers was on Monday released on bail after being arrested the previous day.
Chu Yu-chen (朱玉宸), 26, who uses the name Xiaoyu (小玉) on YouTube, was arrested on Sunday in New Taipei City, along with two suspected accomplices, a 24-year-old YouTuber surnamed Yeh (耶), known as Shaiw Shaiw (笑笑), and a 22-year-old man Chuang (莊).
The three suspects were on Monday escorted to the New Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office for further questioning on suspicion of distributing obscene videos and publicly insulting others, in contravention of