The Rise of Deepfake Porn

On January 30, QTCinderella went live on Twitch, the social media platform for gamers like her. Every month, hundreds of thousands of people pay to watch QTCinderella play video games, bake cakes and chat with her fans.

She s used to being watched by strangers. But this time it was different.

Throughout the nearly four-minute clip, she cried, she choked on her words, she repeatedly said that she knew she shouldn t be doing this, but that she want[ed] to show people what pain looks like. The video was raw.

She had just found out that a male Twitch streamer, known as Atrioc, had purchased AI deepfake porn of two other female streamers, Maya Higa and the massively popular Pokimane. After Atrioc inadvertently shared the name of the porn site with his viewers, QTCinderella discovered that her own likeness was also featured in videos on the site.

Fuck the fucking internet. Fuck Atrioc for showing it to thousands of people. Fuck the people DMing me pictures of myself from that website. Fuck you all! She wept, her face red, tears streaming.

This is what it looks like to feel violated. This is what it looks like to feel taken advantage of, this is what it looks like to see yourself naked against your will being spread all over the internet. This is what it looks like.  

via www.thefp.com