How can a victim seek help or support, and what more can the Singapore government do in this space? Koh Wan Ting takes a closer look.
Some Singapore Sports School students have fallen victim to deepfake nude photos created by their schoolmates. of deepfakes - created using artificial intelligence techniques to alter visual and audio content - as a recent and intensifying scourge.Acts involving such doctored photos could constitute offences under the Penal Code, according to lawyers.
If the victims are aged 16 or above, the offences could fall under Section 377BE of distributing intimate images, said Mr Wong.Under the Protection from Harassment Act , those who intentionally cause harassment, alarm or distress could be charged as well. And this could apply to creators and distributors of deepfake pornography, said Ms Tania Chin, director of the litigation department at TSMP Law.
In the case of the Singapore Sports School students, the publicity could exacerbate these feelings, said the principal clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology. On the psychological front, Dr Chow advised victims not to keep their struggles and emotions bottled up, but to confide in loved ones or professionals.
Dr Chow also offered a tip for a coping mechanism: To write down all the tasks or items that are within a victim's “sphere of influence” and tick them off when completed. "Consider joining a support group or online forum made up of people who have gone through similar experiences," she added. "Sometimes it is cold comfort to the victim to know that the perpetrator had already been taken to task but the victim remains helpless against the insidious recurring online harm. The law is therefore moving towards a more holistic suite of legal solutions for the victims," he said.
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