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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Josh Taylor Technology reporter

Man who posted deepfake images of prominent Australian women could face $450,000 penalty

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eSafety is seeking a $450,000 maximum penalty for Anthony Rotondo, who posted deepfake images of high-profile Australian women on a website. Photograph: Andrew Brookes/Getty Images/Image Source

The online safety regulator wants a $450,000 maximum penalty imposed on a man who posted deepfake images of prominent Australian women to a website, in the first case of its kind heard in an Australian court.

The eSafety commissioner has launched proceedings against Anthony Rotondo over his failure to remove “intimate images” of several prominent Australian women from a deepfake pornography website.

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