‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes - and the women fighting back

Jodie (not her real name) from Cambridgeshire had had problems with people stealing her photos to set up dating profiles and social media accounts.

She had reported it to police but was told there was nothing they could do, so pushed it to the back of her mind.

But this email, on 10 March 2021 , was impossible to ignore and she clicked the links.

It contained hundreds of photos of her on her own, on holiday, with her friends and housemates alongside comments calling them “sluts” and “whores” The government announced a “crackdown” on explicit deepfakes last week .

The Revenge Porn Helpline can help people get abusive imagery removed.

The helpline has partnerships with most of the major platforms from Instagram and Snapchat to Pornhub and OnlyFans .

If the victim knows where content of them has been posted, the team will issue a takedown request direct to the platform.

90% of the time, are successful in getting it removed.

Had Woolf not posted the graphic comments, he may not have been convicted.

Under the law proposed by the government based on details it has published so far his act of soliciting fake images of Jodie would not be a specific offence.