22 Mar 2025

The rise of deepfake pornography

From Saturday Morning, 9:37 am on 22 March 2025
Levittown podcast imagery with co-host Olivia Carville

Photo: Bloomberg

New six part podcast Levittown shares the stories of dozens of young women in small town America, who discovered photos of themselves had been stolen from their social media accounts, manipulated and posted on a pornography site without their knowledge.

Kiwi, Olivia Carville is an investigative reporter for Bloomberg News in New York. She was recently named a Polk Awards winner for her work reporting on technology and online child safety. She co-hosts the podcast series.

Susie speaks with Olivia about how deepfakes work, what can be done to protect ourselves from the rise in AI cybercrimes, and the New Zealand connection to Levittown.

 

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