Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Non-consensual deepfakes are AI-generated sexually explicit images and videos of someone that are created without their permission. The tech can be used on anyone, creating convincing pornographic content with a single photo. Patrizia Schlosser was a target, but she decided to fight back and trace down the people behind the deepfakes. Bellingcat and STRG_F (youtube.com/@STRG_F) worked together to investigate the industry behind these AI platforms.
Non-consensual deepfakes are AI-generated sexually explicit images and videos of someone that are created without their permission. The tech can be used on anyone, creating convincing pornographic content with a single photo. Patrizia Schlosser was a target, but she decided to fight back and trace down the people behind the deepfakes. Bellingcat and STRG_F (youtube.com/@STRG_F) worked together to investigate the industry behind these AI platforms.
![Preserve Vital Online Content With Bellingcats Auto Archiver Tool [outdated instructions]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VfAhcuV2tLQ/mqdefault.jpg "Preserve Vital Online Content With Bellingcats Auto Archiver Tool [outdated instructions]
Update: This video was made as a guide to a previous version of the Auto Archiver tool. Were currently working on a new video for the updated tool, we expect this to be published in April 2025. In the meanwhile, you can ask questions about the tool on our Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat in the tool support channel.
Open source research often relies on social media posts that contain videos and images. However, these posts can be taken down by platforms or deleted by those posting them. That’s why Bellingcat has created a tool, the Auto Archiver ( https://github.com/bellingcat/auto-archiver ), to help the open-source community, as well as journalists and researchers, quickly and easily archive online content. In this video, Miguel Ramalho details how to set up and use the tool.")
