The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence: Gruesome Pedophilia Network “ClothOff” Using Deepfake Images
March 6, 2024
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The application called “ClothOff”, which through artificial intelligence can present the nude photo of the desired person, Many underage girls are subjected to blackmail and psychological violence. causes.
The application called “ClothOff”, which through artificial intelligence can present the nude photo of the desired person, Many underage girls are subjected to blackmail and psychological violence. causes. Nude photos of the girls, which were not real but did not differ from the real ones, were passed from hand to hand.
Before we delve into the details of the issue, which is still under investigation under the guidance of The Guardian What exactly is ‘deepfake’ and what kinds of things can it do? let’s see.
What is deepfake?
Deepfake is a fake or manipulated image usually created by artificial intelligence techniques. audio recordings, videos or photos. For example, someone’s video can be manipulated in a very realistic way so that it appears as if they are saying very different things than what they are saying in the video.
Likewise, by using a photo of yourself, you can be portrayed as doing or saying something that you didn’t do. All this using the data from multiple photos or videos. can be performed flawlessly.
If you remember, deepfake images of Taylor Swift were on the agenda last month. Unfortunately, this doesn’t just happen to a few people. In cities, towns and communities we don’t know; Images of many people can be used in this way.
So Taylor Swift It was just the tip of the iceberg. The gruesome case that is the subject of our content takes place in the small town of Almendralejo, Spain.
The app called “ClothOff” started a horrific pedophilia ring.
According to the news published by The Guardian on March 1, 2024, the female students in the city had a video game created by artificial intelligence. dozens of nude photos, It was spread in a WhatsApp group set up by other children at school.
Girls experiencing severe anxiety and depression because of deepfake photos, He didn’t even go to school anymore. They had panic attacks and were blackmailed and bullied.
The mother of one of the girls said these words: “You’re shocked when you see it. The image looks completely real… If I didn’t know my daughter’s body “I would definitely think that image was real.”
The same situation occurred in New Jersey, USA.
The same events took place at a high school in New Jersey, thousands of miles away from Almendralejo. High school girls were victims of deepfake images created by other students in their class. At the center of events in Spain and New Jersey The same app called “ClothOff” There was.
To enter ClothOff, which is visited more than 4 million times a month, you must confirm that you are over 18 years old. It was enough to pay 8.50 euros for 25 images. If you uploaded a photo of someone, you got the naked version of it.
The people behind the terrible pedophilia network are still being investigated.
The people behind ClothOff were good at maintaining anonymity, but what The Guardian did A 6-month study This revealed the names of several people. Clues led to a brother and sister in Belarus. The company was laundering money by generating revenue through a shell company.
One of the people contacted admitted that he was the founder of ClothOff, but said that images of people under the age of 18 should not be used. Operating through European registered companies and shell companies based in London It is a complex network.
Access to the application is blocked in many countries, but it can still be used in various ways from all over the world. How the images were created and who exactly was behind them is still being investigated.
Sources: The Guardian, BNN Breaking
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