Dissemination of deepfakes 'will be the abuse scandal of the 21st century', Gráinne Seoige to tell media committee 

Gráinne Seoige, a former television personality, contested the general election for Fianna Fáil in Galway West in 2024. During the campaign, explicit deepfake images of her were created using AI. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

The creation and dissemination of deepfake explicit images will be the “abuse scandal of the 21st century if we do not act now”, television presenter Gráinne Seoige is set to tell TDs and senators.

Ms Seoige, a former Fianna Fáil election candidate, is expected to tell the Oireachtas media committee that neither the gardaí nor social media site Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, can “credibly claim that the current legislation is fit for purpose”.