Channel 4 may have violated Sexual Offences Act with deepfake video of Scarlett Johansson

The Guardian reports that Channel 4 may have violated the law with their recent documentary about non-consensual, AI-generated pornography. Alice Trotter (Criminal ) told the paper that "Channel 4 would most likely be able to offer the defence that they had a “reasonable excuse” for doing so, given that it came as part of a documentary that they have previously claimed was raising awareness."

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Channel 4 may have violated Sexual Offences Act with deepfake video of Scarlett Johansson

Alice Trotter (left KN)

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Channel 4 may have violated Sexual Offences Act with deepfake video of Scarlett Johansson

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