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Sexualised Deepfakes Targeting Actress Spur German '#MeToo' Moment
Protests highlight gaps in German law on AI deepfakes and digital sexual violence, with organizers reporting up to 7,000 participants demanding stronger victim protections.
- 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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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.
Thousands of people protested throughout Germany in support of Collien Fernandes.
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Sexualised deepfakes targeting actress spur German '#MeToo' moment
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.
The actress and moderator Collien Fernandes accuses her ex-husband Christian Ulmen of sexualised digital violence. She wants to ensure that charges are brought against him in Spain. Now the competent district court decides on the remarks of the Ulm lawyers.
Under the motto "Enough!" numerous people have demonstrated in Frankfurt am Main against sexism and structural violence against women.
The lawyers of Christian Ulmen have commented on new developments in the case in Spain. Accordingly, the case could now be transferred to Germany.
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