Actress Rashmika Mandanna has taken a stand against a Deepfake video featuring her that has gone viral on the internet.
In a recent social media post, she expressed her distress and fear about the misuse of technology and the potential harm it poses to her and others. Rashmika underscored the importance of her support system, including family, friends, and well-wishers and called for a collective effort to address this pressing issue as a community. To seek assistance and address the problem, she tagged cybersecurity handles on social media.
She wrote – “I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused. Today, as a woman and as an actor, I am thankful for my family, friends and well wishers who are my protection and support system. But if this happened to me when I was in school or college, I genuinely canโt imagine how could I ever tackle this. We need to address this as a community and with urgency before more of us are affected by such identity theft.”
I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online.
Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused.โฆ
โ Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) November 6, 2023
The incident came to light when Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan expressed his concerns regarding the deepfake video shared by a user in a post on social media platform X. Big B supported the user’s thought who stressed the urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to combat deepfakes in India.
Rashmika has received overwhelming support from netizens who have expressed solidarity with her. They have called for increased awareness and a united effort to combat the misuse of technology.
