I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online.
— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) November 6, 2023
Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused.…
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:39am on 06 Nov 2023,Monday Tech Today
Actor Rashmika Mandanna spoke out against the viral deepfake video depicting her, saying she feels extremely scared and hurt by its spread online. In a social media post, Mandanna called for urgent action as 'technology is being misused', noting her vulnerability to identity theft and the impact if it happened when she was younger. As an actor, she worries about everyone's susceptibility to harm from improperly used technology. Mandanna called for this to be addressed as a community before more are affected by the deepfake editing her face onto another woman. She drew attention to the video's dangers by tagging police cybercrime agencies.
