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We’re diving into the world of nonconsensual deepfake porn and why this problem reaches far beyond influencers and sex workers.
When users on X started asking Grok to generate explicit images of real women and girls without their consent, Twitch streamer and OnlyFans creator Morgpie watched the harassment spiral in real time. Cosplayer and software engineer Zander Small saw firsthand how nonconsensual images affected his girlfriend, a SFW creator, and her friends. The two decided to team up to build tools that help creators detect leaks, remove deepfakes, and reclaim control over their images online.
Note: This episode contains mentions of gender-based violence and nonconsensual intimate imagery, which may be triggering for some listeners.
Guest:
- Morgpie, OnlyFans creator and cofounder of Fanlock
- Zander Small, content creator and cofounder of Fanlock
Further Reading/Listening:
- Influencers take on AI deepfakes with their own creator protection agency — Virginia Glaze, Dextero
- Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X’s promise to stop it — David Ingram, NBC News
- The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought — Matt Burgess, WIRED
- Take It Down Act: How to use it to remove revenge porn — Jasmine Mithani, The 19th
- Image-Based Sexual Abuse Laws: Combat Nonconsensual AI Deepfakes — RAINN
- AI & Tech-Enabled Sexual Abuse: Risk & Prevention — RAINN
Deepfake Statistics 2025: AI Fraud Data & Trends — Mohammed Khalil, DeepStrike
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