Description: In a first-of-its-kind case under Australia's Online Safety Act, the Federal Court ordered Anthony Rotondo to pay $343,500 plus costs for creating and sharing non-consensual deepfake pornographic images of prominent Australian women on MrDeepFakes.com. After reportedly receiving a removal notice in 2023, Rotondo defied authorities, emailed the images to dozens of recipients, and was later found in contempt. The images were reportedly taken down after he provided account access to investigators.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Anthony Rotondo and MrDeepFakes.com, which harmed Prominent Australian women , Women , General public , General public of Australia and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown deepfake technology
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Incident ID
1229
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-09-26
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A man who posted deepfake pornographic images of prominent Australian women has been slapped with a hefty fine as a "strong message" in a first-of-its-kind case.
The Federal Court ordered Anthony Rotondo, also known as Antonio, to pay a $34…
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