News Summary

Breeze Liu, a former venture capitalist and now a startup founder, faced a harrowing experience when nonconsensual explicit videos of her were uploaded and spread online. The videos, initially uploaded to PornHub, were later used to create deepfake videos, severely impacting Liu’s mental health. Despite her efforts to remove these images, Microsoft, which hosted some of the content on its Azure cloud services, was slow to act. It wasn’t until Liu confronted a senior member of Microsoft’s safety team that action was taken to remove around 150 explicit images. Liu’s ordeal underscores the challenges victims face in removing such content online and highlights the need for more effective systems to combat digital abuse. This global issue is exacerbated by the spread of nudify apps, posing significant challenges for victims worldwide.