Report: Around 50 European Parliament lawmakers targeted by deepfake porn

A new report has found that AI-generated sexualized content, known as deepfake pornography, has targeted around 50 female members of the European Parliament. The finding was reported by Politico Europe.

Deepfake technology allows the creation of realistic-looking images or videos in which a person's face is digitally inserted into other material, often explicitly sexual in nature, typically without that person's knowledge or consent. The spread of such content has grown in recent years alongside the increasing availability of AI tools.

The case involving European Parliament lawmakers fits into a broader conversation about digital violence against women in politics and public life. Attacks of this kind are seen as attempts to discredit or intimidate public figures, causing reputational harm and psychological strain.

The report's publication comes as EU institutions are also grappling with wider questions of digital safety and technology regulation — including discussions around protecting children on social media platforms and calls for global standards on artificial intelligence governance. In parallel, the EU has also stepped up scrutiny of major technology companies over data privacy issues.

Further details about who produced the report or its exact methodology are not currently available, so it remains unclear how the affected cases were identified or what further steps, if any, the European Parliament or EU institutions plan to take. The question of how to effectively counter deepfake content and protect public figures from this kind of exploitation remains a live issue on Europe's political agenda.