A Call for UK Women with Lived Experiences of So – Called ‘Deepfake Pornography’: MOD APPROVED.

Hello!

My name is Meg and this is a call for participants for my University of Manchester PhD project exploring how UK women make sense of their lived experiences of so-called ''Deepfake Pornography'' or what this project terms as 'Non – Consensual Synthetic Intimate Material' (NSIM).

Get in touch if you:

• Are 18 years or over
• Were 18 or over at the time you experienced 'deepfake pornography'.
• Self-Identify as a woman
• Live in the UK
• Have access to a phone camera
• Have experienced any of the following without your consent:
  • Face put into pornographic video using AI or photoshop
  • Images made nude or partially nude using AI or photoshop
  • Images manipulated into sexual contexts using AI or photoshop
  • Voice manipulated in sexual contexts using AI or photoshop
  • Have had such content created, shared and/or threatened to be created and/or shared by anyone in any relationship context including strangers.

What would I be asked to do if I took part?

I am hoping to talk with women who have had experiences with so-called 'Deepfake Pornography' in a one-to-one 2-hour interview where we discuss up to 10 photographs you will provide based on themes such as your life before, during and after the experience, your thoughts and feelings about the experience, how the experience impacted you, what support you have received and what support you think you'd like. You can either:

• Take new photographs
• Choose existing photographs from your phone gallery
• Take new photographs and choose existing photographs from your phone gallery.

IMPORTANT: Photographs are not of the impacted individual, other people or any nude/deepfake content.

Will I be reimbursed?

You will be given a voucher for your time.

Please note: You must have been 18 when you had your experience, experienced 'Deepfake Pornography' over six months ago, self-identify as a woman and live in the UK.

For further information about the study, please DM u/OlogyCrimin. I will also share with you my university email if you prefer.

This study has been approved by the University of Manchester Ethics Committee 1 (UREC 1). All of our correspondence is strictly confidential and if you do decide to take part, you will be given a Participant Information Sheet which explains how your interviews and photographs will be anonymised, stored securely and protected throughout the project.