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A photographer in Bentonville, Arkansas allegedly used AI to turn real photos of his young clients into fake sexual images — and the case is a warning about how fast a convincing lie can spread before anyone checks if it's true.
Australia's new adult-site rules are pushing some platforms to block Australians entirely or verify with ID and face scans — but the sites that skip verification altogether aren't breaking any law. That gap is the real risk.
Roblox is reportedly moving toward national ID checks for age verification — a sign that "enter your birthday" is dying across the internet, and your family's ID and face may be next.
A cloned voice that sounds exactly like your mom, your son, your sister is now enough to empty a bank account. Here's what's happening to remittance money — and the one habit that stops it cold.
A retired Australian psychologist lost $180,000 to an AI girlfriend named "Melanie" — who had six fingers in every video call. His story shows why obvious red flags don't save you once you're emotionally hooked.
A man accused of making deepfakes of students told police it felt "like X-ray vision." Here's what that case reveals about who's actually at risk — and what the law can and can't do about it.
Czech police opened 35 criminal cases in six months over AI-made intimate images. Here's what that number really tells us — and what it means for you.
UK police are rolling out live facial-recognition vans from ten to fifty, scanning millions of faces with no specific law on the books yet — and independent researchers say the real-world error rate is far higher than police admit.
The Philippines just got Meta to promise faster deepfake takedowns and child-abuse evidence access. Sounds great — until you ask what "faster" actually means once a fake is already out.
Bank Negara Malaysia had to publicly deny its own governor was in a viral fight video — proof that even trusted financial faces can be faked, and no one's coming to check for you.
The Philippines got Meta to promise faster deepfake removals and child-abuse data access — but a promise to act quickly isn't the same as stopping the fake before it spreads through your family's group chats.
Audio deepfakes just became the #1 AI impersonation scam — and all it takes is three seconds of your voice to clone it. Here's what to actually do about it.
