THE heir to the Dutch throne has been the victim of an appalling “deepfake” porn attack.
Princess Catharina-Amalia was featured “in the starring role” in grotesque manipulated videos, Norwegian news outlet Seher Og Hor has reported.
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The deepfake videos used AI to edit the 21-year-old’s likeness over the bodies of actors.
Dutch authorities, along with the FBI, have worked to shut down websites that distributed the abhorrent deepfakes around the net.
This includes MrDeepFakes, which has reportedly circulated videos of the princess as well as 70 more Dutch women.
The princess is being supported by her parents, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, following the horrifying ordeal.
Dutch newspaper AD previously reported in March that around 70 high-profile women from the Netherlands were victims of deepfakes.
In the Netherlands, the creation of explicit deepfake content is a criminal offence, punishable with up to a year in prison.
Further sentences can be handed to repeat offenders – although there are yet to be any arrests.
The princess was previously the victim of similar attacks back in 2022, the Netherlands’ Panorama reported.
She wrote about the topic in her bachelor’s thesis at the University of Amsterdam.
The Dutch royal household shared a picture of her with her finished thesis last month.
It was titled “Beyond Disclosure: Bridging the Gap Between the Artificial Intelligence Act and the Charter of Fundamental Rights with Deepfaked Bodies”.
She is set to begin further study for a bachelor’s in Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam this year.
Princess Catharina-Amalia is the eldest of King Willem-Alexander’s three daughters and is first in line to the Dutch throne.
She previously lived in Spain for at least a year following major security concerns around her.
Authorities raised the alarm about her safety after kidnap threats in the Dutch organised crime world emerged against her and then Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Rutte said at the time: “I’m very sorry for her and I’m obviously very concerned about it.”
It led to a temporary withdrawal from her studies in Amsterdam.
Then Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yesilgöz said at the time: “I guarantee that our security services work hard day and night to guarantee her safety.
“It is terrible that this is necessary, in the first place for the Crown Princess herself.”
She was later able to return to Amsterdam and resume her studies there.
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