Sydney, Australia, Aug 22 (EFE).- Australia has criminalized the non-consensual sharing of digitally created or altered sexual imagery, which disproportionately affects women and girls, according to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus on Thursday.
“The deepfake sexually explicit material that is shared without consent is deeply distressing and overwhelmingly it affects women and girls,” Dreyfus said Thursday in an interview with public broadcaster ABC about a new law to combat the type of practices that contribute to gender-based violence.
On Wednesday, parliament approved the Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024, which imposes criminal penalties on those who share sexually explicit material without consent, including material digitally created using artificial intelligence or other technology.
The Australian government considers this type of material to be a form of abuse that is often used to degrade, humiliate and dehumanize victims, according to the statement published Wednesday by Dreyfus’ office.
The law, which was presented to parliament on June 5, imposes a penalty of up to six years for sharing this material, which can be increased by one more year if the offender is also the creator. EFE
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