Lena Schilling Urges EU to Enforce Deepfake Nudity Ban
Lena Schilling and 119 European Parliament members demanded strict enforcement of a December ban on AI nudifier apps after Schilling was targeted by deepfake pornography.
Member of the European Parliament Lena Schilling has denounced the creation of nude deepfakes of herself, characterizing the AI-generated images as digital violence against women. Schilling's public condemnation follows a report from the Berlin-based thinktank Agora Digitale Transformation, which found that women are 33 times more likely than men to be depicted in deepfake pornography. The report indicated that one in six female MEPs have been targeted by sexualized AI content.
In response, Schilling and German Green MEP Terry Reintke co-initiated a letter signed by 119 members of the European Parliament. The group is urging the European Union to implement strong enforcement mechanisms for a ban on nudifier apps and websites, which is scheduled to take effect on December 2. The MEPs argue that these tools represent a systemic threat to democracy by creating a more hostile environment for women in public life.
