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DIGITAL MENACE OP-ED: How deepfakes and e-rapes became children’s new normal

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Monday, February 16, 2026

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DIGITAL MENACE OP-ED: How deepfakes and e-rapes became children’s new normal
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Grok’s recent frenzied creation and sharing of deepfake pornography through X’s public platform confirmed what activists have known for years. The technology to digitally undress women and children and create e-rape content is easily accessible, largely free, gamified and difficult to police, and...

Grok’s recent frenzied creation and sharing of deepfake pornography through X’s public platform confirmed what activists have known for years. The technology to digitally undress women and children and create e-rape content is easily accessible, largely free, gamified and difficult to police, and neither those responsible for ‘nudifying’ technology or those creating the images think it’s a big deal.

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