GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working

GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working - Overpasses For America

“When we look at intimate image abuse, the vast majority of tools and weaponized use have come from the open source space,” says Ajder. But they often start with well-meaning developers, he says. “Someone creates something they think is interesting or cool and someone with bad intentions recognizes its malicious potential and weaponizes it.” Some, like the repository disabled in August, have purpose-built communities around them for explicit use…

GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working

Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found.

GitHub’s Battle Against Deepfake Porn: A Policy in Crisis

GitHub Struggles to Stop Deepfake Adult Content Towards the end of November, an individual alleging to be from the US, known for creating deepfake adult content, posted a video on the biggest platform for such deepfakes. The video disturbingly depicted Charli D’Amelio, a well-known TikTok celebrity, by digitally placing her face on the body of an adult film actor. Although it's clear D’Amelio had no involvement in creating the video, it nonethel…

GitHub Deepfake Porno Crackdown Still Not Working

“When we see the abuse of intimate images, most of the private and weaponized use has come from the open source space,” says Ajder. But it often starts with good developers, he said. “Someone creates something they think is interesting or cool and someone with bad intentions recognizes the potential for evil and uses it as a weapon.” Some, like the repository that was shut down in August, have purpose-built communities for clear uses. The model …