Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.Credit:AP
According to ANSA,Italy’s postal police in 2020 identified the 73-year-old father and 40-year-old son who allegedly uploaded thedeep fake images to a US-based porn site by tracing the data to one of their mobile phones. In the images,her face is superimposed on the bodies of adult film actresses,The Telegraph,London,reported.
At the time Meloni was not prime minister,but head of her Brothers of Italy party.
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Both men are accused of defamation,BBC has reported. Some defamation cases in Italian law can be criminal.
Marongiu has said any award from the trial,scheduled for July 2,would be “symbolic”.
She said she hoped Meloni’s decision to pursue the case would send a message to women who are victim of such abuses of power to not be afraid to file complaints,ANSA said.
Deep fakes are realistic-looking and sounding representations that have not occurred in real life. They have been used in anything from US political posts,to financial scams and extortion attempts.