US EditionResearchers Unmask Trade in Nude Images on Telegram
Researchers tracked more than 80,000 files and said Telegram groups were trading explicit images for cash and spreading deepfakes.
- A campaign group found almost 25,000 active users sharing explicit images, often for cash, across 16 Telegram channels over six weeks.
- The channels shared over 80,000 files, mostly photos and videos of unclothed women and some teenagers, with some being AI-generated deepfakes.
- The researchers criticized Telegram for failing to prevent these groups, some of which promoted harassment and sharing of personal information.
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According to data analysts, tens of thousands of nude images of women have been exchanged and traded on the Telegram Internet platform without their consent.
They were Spanish and Italian chat groups with thousands of users. Many of the pictures are "Deep Fakes" of images from Instagram & Co.
Several tens of thousands of photos and videos of women, sometimes nude, shared without their consent, were exchanged on Telegram groups and channels in Italy and Spain, reveals Wednesday a study by the NGO AI Forensics, denouncing the responsibility of the platform. ...
According to AI Forensics, almost 25,000 users are active on groups and channels dedicated to sharing photos and videos of unmarried women, sometimes for remuneration.
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Researchers unmask trade in nude images on Telegram
Tens of thousands of intimate images of women have been traded without the subjects' consent in Telegram groups and channels, researchers said Wednesday, calling for the platform to combat the practice.
Tens of thousands of images and videos of women, sometimes naked, shared without their consent, have circulated among groups and channels of Tele...
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