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She discovered a naked video of herself online, but it wasn’t her: The trauma of deepfake porn
The porn may be fake. But the trauma isn’t.
QTCinderella, a 28-year-old American whose real name is Blaire, to lash out at the cyber sickos who made the video, as well as a prominent male Twitch star who had admitted to buying deepfake porn.
She then took aim at gamer Atrioc who had earlier told fans that he purchased two doctored clips featuring other famous female Twitch stars, prompting a spike in traffic to the deepfake porn site.
Given the rapid advancement of technology, it’s difficult to distinguish deepfake porn from legitimately filmed videos, adding to the distress experienced by victims who insist they weren’t party to the production. Laws have also not kept up with current online activity, meaning it may prove difficult for QTCinderella to sue the person who created the disturbing, doctored video.
