Australian pleads guilty to creating deepfake porn in landmark case
The 19-year-old is the first person to be charged under a new national law.
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""There is compelling and concerning data that explicit deepfakes have increased on the internet as much as 550% year on year since 2019.""
— Julie Inman Grant , Academic
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A teenager from Adelaide who is the first person charged under new laws addressing deepfake pornography.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner advocating for online safety measures.
William Hamish Yeates is a 19-year-old Australian teenager charged with creating deepfake pornography.
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The 19-year-old is the first person to be charged under a new national law.
A 19-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to creating deepfake pornography, marking the first prosecution under new national laws.
An Adelaide teenager has pleaded guilty to creating non-consensual deepfake pornography, becoming the first person charged under new federal laws.
A South Australian man has admitted to creating sexually explicit deepfake images, marking the first conviction under new state laws.
A former private school student has become the first person in South Australia to admit creating sexually explicit deepfake images.
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