wire / 2026-08-07-2527
Italy's privacy authority sanctions Mediaset for deepfake videos of journalist Enrico Mentana
A satire show made deepfakes of a real journalist and the regulator declined the joke.
The facts
Italy's privacy authority sanctioned broadcaster R.T.I. (Mediaset) for using AI-generated deepfake videos of journalist Enrico Mentana on Striscia la Notizia, manipulating his image and voice without consent. The authority found violations of privacy, transparency, and data protection laws, prohibiting further use of Mentana's data in this manner.