A young woman who participated in the Miss France 2023 competition was the victim of false naked images on the Web. She decided to take legal action.
This May 9, 2024, The Parisian revealed a sad affair. Marion Navarro, Miss Franche-Comté having participated in the 2023 edition of Miss France, was warned that private images of her were circulating on the Internet. It was actually about fake photos created by artificial intelligence from the naked bodies of women on whom his face had been placed.
“I was on my way to an exam in Paris when I received messages from someone telling me that they had seen intimate photos of me. I immediately posted a message on social networks to warn my subscribers!”, she explained to Le Parisien.
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Marion Navarro files complaint
Following the discovery of these images, the second runner-up to Miss France 2023 “filed a complaint with the police”. For her, it is very important to talk about this phenomenon of “deepfakes”. It allows you to create all types of content with photos, videos and even voices. For most people, it is impossible to distinguish deepfakes.
“It’s worrying to see what we can do with artificial intelligence. We need to raise awareness and educate faced with this phenomenon. Unfortunately, I am neither the first nor the last, it has already happened to many influencers on social networks.”, underlined Marion Navarro.
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The consequences of deepfake
If the former Miss Franche-Comté is not the first public figure victim of deepfake, the phenomenon also affects anonymous people and sometimes even a very young audience. For Marion Navarro, we must be aware of what this can imply for the victims. “What would be the consequences if this happened to a 14 year old girl?, especially if she is already feeling bad about herself or a victim of harassment at school? I think it could turn out to be dramatic. This is why we need to talk about it and not let these actions go unchecked.”, insisted the young woman.
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Faced with the proliferation of deepfakes, French law is trying to adapt. If victims could previously rely on the right to image and voice, the government has decided to tackle the problem head on by creating a bill in 2023 in order to better secure the digital space and sanction the creation of false content without consent, particularly of a sexual nature.
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