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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jim Waterson Political media editor

British female politicians targeted by fake pornography

Angela Rayner and Penny Mordaunt on ITV's election debate.
Victims include Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner (left) and the Commons leader, Penny Mordaunt (right). Photograph: Getty Images

British female politicians have become the victims of fake pornography, with some of their faces used in nude images created using artificial intelligence.

Political candidates targeted on one prominent fake pornography website include: the Labour deputy leader, Angela Rayner; the education secretary, Gillian Keegan; the Commons leader, Penny Mordaunt; the former home secretary, Priti Patel; and the Labour backbencher Stella Creasy, according to Channel 4 News.

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