AI-generated nude images of Italian women on "Social Media Girls" website
A website called "Social Media Girls" hosted AI-generated nude images of Italian celebrities and influencers without their consent, including Chiara Ferragni, Diletta Leotta, and Sophia Loren. Journalist Francesca Barra publicly denounced the site on social media, sparking investigation and outrage.
What happened
The website 'Social Media Girls' hosted AI-generated nude images of Italian celebrities and influencers, with sections titled 'AI undress anybody' and 'Italian nude vips' containing approximately 46 pages of artificially created images.
Victims included Chiara Ferragni, Diletta Leotta, Sophia Loren, Benedetta Parodi, Federica Nargi, Andrea Delogu, Caterina Balivo, Selvaggia Lucarelli, and Angelina Mango, among others. Most images were posted approximately one year before discovery, though some had been removed.
Reported impact
Journalist Francesca Barra publicly denounced the site on social media, calling it 'a violence that brands dignity.' The case sparked widespread outrage and a new investigation into the website.
Index analysis
The website required only self-declared age verification with unverified user data to access the content. The server and operational base were located outside Italy.
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