Can the EU stop the spread of deepfake porn? | ARTE Europe Weekly

A high-profile scandal around deepfake porn has ignited public debate in Germany about online misogyny and the dangers of AI. TV presenter Collien Fernandes has accused her ex-husband Christian Ulmen of using AI to create sexually explicit content of her and then spreading it online. Women across Europe, famous or not, have been targeted, and legal loopholes are allowing the phenomenon to spread unchecked. Can the EU stop the spread of deepfake porn? | ARTE Europe Weekly 📆 Available until 02/07/2026 ARTE.tv Documentary 📺 is ARTE.tv's YouTube channel in English, where we share new videos every day, including in-depth documentaries and reports on geopolitics, economy, society, culture, science and the environment 🌎. Want more? 👉 Visit our streaming platform in English: ARTE.tv in English https://www.arte.tv/en/ For reports on culture, visit ARTE.tv Culture, where we explore art 🖼️ from every angle. Here you’ll find web series’💻, exclusive interviews 🎙️, festival highlights 🎶, the best of European cinema 🎞️ and long-form culture documentaries 🎥: https://www.youtube.com/@artetvculture/ Don't forget to subscribe so you don’t miss a video / @artetvdocumentary Keep up to date with us on the go via social media 🤳 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/ARTEen 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ARTEenglish/ And subscribe to our newsletter 🗞️here: https://www.arte.tv/en/articles/newsletter #artetvdocumentary #deepfake #ai