Philippines Senate Hearing Featured Reports of Purported AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Targeting Actress Angel Aquino and Content Creator Queen Hera's Daughter

September 4, 2025

The Philippines Senate held a hearing featuring reports of purported AI-generated deepfake pornography targeting actress Angel Aquino and content creator Queen Hera's daughter. Aquino reportedly testified about an unlawful deepfake video using her face, while Hera noted a deepfake image of her daughter on the dark web. The identities of the tools and perpetrators remain unidentified.

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Alleged deployer
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Alleged developer
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Alleged harmed parties
women, queen-hera's-daughter, queen-hera, epistemic-integrity, angel-aquino, minors

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