The moral panic following Raffaella Spone’s ‘deepfake’ video spread around the world. She talks for the first time about being the centre of a story in which nothing was as it seemed …
  • paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    6 months ago

    Wild ride. No evidence ever, all serious and salacious charges dropped before the trial, police officer in charge of investigation turns out to be child porn collector, but the lasting impact is one woman impoverished and name smeared for life.

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldEnglish
    57·
    6 months ago

    Regardless, seems a little weird to be spoofing phone numbers and trying to get a child kicked off a cheerleading squad.

    She’s the adult (woman is 50 years old) here and should have acted like one. Instead, she attempted to bully and slander a child to get her kicked off the cheerleading squad.

    • Hannah@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      11·
      6 months ago

      I’m more concerned with the code of conduct. As if professional athletes don’t do the same thing when they’re relaxing. With corporate PR watching their butts no less.