Sexualized deepfakes of Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni traced to Sri Lanka (faz.net)

• Reset Tech traced sexualized AI deepfakes of Giorgia Meloni to a Sri Lankan network of 90 Facebook pages.
• Meta monetizes the deepfakes via ad revenue sharing, creating a financial incentive.
• Italy has criminalized deepfakes; the EU proposes banning nudifier apps under the AI Omnibus Act.

"British NGO Reset Tech traced hundreds of AI-generated explicit images and videos of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to a network of at least 90 Facebook pages operated from Sri Lanka, targeting Italian-speaking users. The pages generate millions of interactions. Meta monetizes these posts by placing ads and sharing revenue with creators. Meloni publicly condemned deepfakes. Italy and the EU are advancing legislation against non-consensual AI-generated content."