Glossary
Deepfake
AI-generated or manipulated sexual imagery that can target performers or private people without consent.
What it means
Deepfake abuse is a new front in Japanese privacy and portrait-rights debate, layered onto older revenge-porn and stigma problems.
History / origin
As generative tools spread, lawmakers, platforms, and performers faced non-consensual synthetic pornography. News coverage linked celebrity victims and ordinary targets.
How the term is used in Japan
Public argument now pairs deepfake with revenge-porn law and platform liability. Fans arguing about realism can miss the harm frame.
Common misunderstandings
- Deepfake pornography is not a harmless remix culture by default.
- Performer fame does not equal consent to synthetic sex imagery.
- JPGRL will not explain how to create sexual deepfakes.