Close to 100 Public Figures Became Victims of Deepfake Porn Videos 網紅將不雅片換臉成名人販售 近百人受害

An internet influencer under the name of Hsiao Yu recently profited by making and selling deepfake videos online where celebrities' and politicians' faces were swapped onto porn actors and actresses. Almost a hundred people, including politicians, entertainers, and YouTubers, have become victims of deepfake porn.

An internet influencer going by the name of Hsiao Yu made use of deepfake technology and made deceitful videos where public figures' faces were swapped onto actors or actresses in porn films. Almost a hundred people, including politicians, entertainers, and YouTubers, have become victims of deepfake porn. President Tsai Ing-wen said the government will push for tighter rules on the use of technologies for a crime involving pornographic videos online and consider revision of related law. During a legislative interpellation over whether penalties for cybercrime are too light, Justice Minister Tsai Ching-hsiang said that revision of related law is currently being write up and will be sent to the Executive Yuan for review within a month.

Tsai Ching-hsiang, Minister of Justice vs. Lai Shyh-bao, Legislator (KMT)："(Is a month enough? One month.) The Ministry of Justice is making revisions and will send them to the Executive Yuan for review. (Premier Su, this is a great disturbance to society. Technology crime is really bad.)"

Hsiao Yu and other accomplices currently face criminal charges of the dissemination of obscene materials and offenses against reputation and credit. Dissemination of obscene materials is punishable by up to two years of imprisonment only and the sentence could be commuted to a fine. DPP legislator Kao Chia-yu is also a victim of deepfake porn. She said AI-generated fake videos without one's consent are unacceptable and dissemination of disinformation should be quashed. Current legislation for persecuting cybercrime is too outdated and is in need of reform, Kao said.

Kao Chia-yu, Legislator (DPP)："It's not just me. Many public figures, and famous women celebrities are extremely upset over this matter. It is unacceptable. Our society should condemn such actions and put an end to it."

Voice of Lin Chun-hung, Lawyer of Taipei Division, Legal Aid Foundation："The person being impersonated must feel very upset. New regulations and laws to protect own image and reputation should be set up."

Lawmakers say whether to amend the current relevant law or to draft a new set of laws fit for cybercrimes should be open for discussion. Civil groups over the recent years have pushed for and proposed various draft versions of protection against the infringement of personal and private images. These versions are waiting to be reviewed by the Legislative Yuan. Lawmakers strongly suggest to include deepfake frauds in the draft to cover the latest form of cybercrimes.

網紅小玉利用deepfake換臉技術，將女性網紅、政治人物，後製頭像到不雅影片，在網路販售營利，受害者將近百人，遍及網紅、藝人明星，女性政治人物，總統蔡英文表示，針對換臉色情犯罪等多種類型的網路性別暴力，將重新盤點法規，研擬推動修法工作，面對立委追問現行罰是否過輕，法務部長蔡清祥19號表示，已啟動修法，一個月內可送行政院審查。

國民黨立委 賴士葆 vs.法務部長 蔡清祥表示：「(一個月可以嗎？ 一個月！) 我們法務部可以提出來，提出來送到行政院。(這個院長，是很多社會上的人困擾，這是高科技拿來犯罪，很不好！)」

目前檢調只能依法起訴小玉等人散布猥褻物品罪與妨害名譽罪，而散佈猥褻物品罪最重只處2年以下有期徒刑，還能易科罰金了事，身為受害者之一的民進黨立委高嘉瑜指出，未經本人同意而發布的「AI換臉」影片，沒有人能接受，這就是變向散播假訊息的行為，因此，用舊條文來處理新型態的網路犯罪，有罪責不相當的疑慮。

民進黨立委 高嘉瑜表示：「不只我，也有很多公眾人物，還有知名的女星藝人。那所有的人，其實對於這樣的行為，都是非常的生氣，而且絕對不能容忍。那社會也應該共同提出譴責，並且應該要遏止這樣的行為。」

司改會法扶台北分會律師 林俊宏表示：「雖然不是本人，可是確實有造成相關人，一定程度的受害，或者是非常不舒服，所以在這個部分的話，像私密影像的保障上，可能要另外立法做處理。」

至於朝向修法或是制定新的網路性暴力防治條例，朝野立委認為都是可以討論的方向，此外，民間團體近年積極推動「侵害個人性私密影像防制條例」草案，多個版本仍待立法院審查，立委強調會納入換臉犯罪，保護當事人，民團喊話政府應重視新興犯罪問題，盡早完成立法。