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Sexualised Deepfakes Targeting Actress Spur German '#MeToo' Moment
- On Sunday, thousands gathered in Frankfurt to protest against digital violence, demanding stronger legal protections for victims following the case of TV personality Collien Fernandes.
- In Der Spiegel earlier this month, Fernandes accused her ex-husband, 50-year-old actor and TV presenter Christian Ulmen, of spreading fake sexualized images of her online.
- "We want to show very clearly that we need real laws to protect women in particular from digital violence," said Luna Sahling, organizer from the Young Greens, which helped coordinate the gathering.
- The justice ministry admitted that German law is "lagging behind technological developments in this area," promising new legislation will be brought forward "very soon."
- Sven Rebehn, head of the German judges' union, told the Rheinische Post that a "glaring lack of personnel" is hindering prosecutions, while activist collective Vulver cited "glaring gaps" in legal protections.
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Actress and TV presenter Collien Fernandes
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Solidarity with Collien Fernandes: Moderator Verona Pooth experienced even digital sexualized violence.
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Sexualized deepfakes targeting actress spur German #MeToo moment
MUNICH -- Thousands of Germans have taken to the streets in recent days in support of a TV personality who has had fake sexualised images of her spread online, spurring a new "#MeToo" moment around online abuse.
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Thousands of people protested throughout Germany in support of Collien Fernandes.
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A celebrity case that has become a state affair: in Germany, the Fernandes case reveals the powerlessness of the law in the face of digital sexual violence against women.
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