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#MeToo Cases in Taiwan Spark Discussion of Deepfakes

Brian Hioe
In August, legal changes to the “Three Gender Equality” laws were passed by the legislature. This was in response to the wave of #MeToo cases that Taiwan has been swept by since late May. Nevertheless, though few of the high-profile cases touched on the issue directly, there has also been increased discussion of “deepfake” images, “revenge porn”, and digitally altered images, as they target women in particular...
EnglishGender/SexualitySeptember 2023Social Movements4 min read

Deepfakes Present Issues for Legislation in Taiwan

Brian Hioe
DPP legislators Fan Yun and Kao Chia-yu held a press conference late last year to call for stronger action on the misuse of sexually explicit images, such as revenge porn, deepfakes, or images otherwise taken without consent and used for coercive purposes. The press conference was held jointly with civil societies such as the Judicial Reform Foundation, Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation, and Garden of Hope Foundation, the latter two of which are prominent women’s groups in Taiwan. The press conference was to call for changes to a draft bill from the Executive Yuan on the issue...
EnglishGender/SexualityMarch 2023PoliticsSocial Movements5 min read