Another sexist website, this time using artificial intelligence to "undress" female presenters, singers, actresses, and politicians. The alarm was raised after one of the victims, journalist Francesca Barra, filed a complaint on social media, and the postal police are investigating the nature of the content posted online.
A collection of photos of famous faces from the worlds of entertainment, politics, singers, and influencers. Forty-six pages featuring dozens of shots in television studios, at the beach, or even at the stadium, where the protagonists—thanks to artificial intelligence—appear completely naked. The images are also accompanied by a series of comments.
There are photos of Elisabetta Canalis, Chiara Ferragni, Benedetta Parodi, Federica Nargi, Andrea Delogu, Caterina Balivo, Diletta Leotta, Selvaggia Lucarelli, Sophia Loren, Angelina Mango, Arisa, Michelle Hunziker, Maria Elena Boschi, and Cristina D'Avena. Some were posted recently, others a year ago, and a few have since been removed. There are no checks to register on the forum; you simply declare yourself to be 18 years of age.
"There are over 50 well-known Italian women on the site with AI-generated nudes," says Selvaggia Lucarelli, one of the women featured on the platform. She reminds us on her official Instagram page: "It's all on a forum that hosts over seven million users, with tens of thousands of members active 24/7. " Lucarelli believes publishing the site's name is "an incredible mistake that can only increase the spread" of the photos , explaining: "Since these are images created with artificial intelligence (similar to photomontage), I wasn't terribly upset, and I don't think anyone else was either."
With bitterness and alarm, journalist and writer Francesca Barra, however, denounced in a long post the discovery of her photos yesterday. "It's violence and abuse that undermines dignity, reputation, and trust," she emphasizes. "A theft of one's image, one's body, and the freedom to be seen as one is, not as an algorithm or a malicious mind chooses to portray us." Technologies, Barra argues, should be tools of progress, not oppression.
The new site was discovered a couple of months after the scandal of a Facebook group where users were sharing private photos without the permission of the individuals involved, and another site where stolen photos, including those of celebrities, were being published, accompanied by sexist comments. The platform was subsequently shut down by the postal police, and the alleged operator was investigated.
(Unioneonline)
