{"id":7847,"date":"2026-03-20T16:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intnews.it\/?p=7847"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:45:56","slug":"not-you-but-everyone-believes-it-the-new-criminal-law-against-deepfakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intnews.it\/en\/not-you-but-everyone-believes-it-the-new-criminal-law-against-deepfakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Not You, But Everyone Believes It: The New Criminal Law Against Deepfakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Imagine waking up to dozens of notifications. A colleague texts: \u201cIs that really you in the video? Everyone in the office is talking about it!\u201d<\/em> You click the link and your blood runs cold. It\u2019s an image with your face, your voice, and your gestures, but you are unclothed. You know it\u2019s not you, but to the world, it looks undeniably real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the reality of deepfakes<\/strong>: AI-generated videos, images, or voice recordings that realistically alter a person’s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rise of AI-Generated Abuse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Artificial Intelligence, a few social media photos are enough to turn anyone into a protagonist of manipulated, humiliating, or sexually explicit content<\/strong>. This phenomenon has led to a dangerous surge in digital abuse, where AI creates “deepnudes” or fake sexual contexts that the victim never actually experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While previous regulations struggled to keep up, the Italian legal system has finally stepped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is Article 612-quater c.p.?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Italian legislator recently promulgated Law 132 of 2025<\/strong>, the first organic framework for AI regulation, strictly connected to the EU AI Act (Regulation 1689\/24)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cornerstone of this reform is the introduction of Article 612-quater of the Italian Criminal Code<\/strong>, titled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Illicit dissemination of content generated or altered by artificial intelligence systems.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Key Provisions of the New Deepfake Law:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n