URGENCY RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN AS AN LEGAL PROTECTION FOR DEEPFAKE PORNOGRAPHY VICTIMS BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Abstract

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) gives threat for abuse manipulated pornography called deepfake pornography. Deepfake pornography is a form of online gender-based violence that allows perpetrator to replace and insert someone’s face onto another person’s body. It can made by anyone and anywhere, so it is vulnerable to cause victims. Deepfake pornography are affected mentally and emotionally for the victims. To support deepfake pornography victims regain control over him, right to be forgotten (RTBF) plays an important role as a protection for the victims. The regulation of RTBF in Indonesia currently in Article 26 (3) UU ITE. Under this RTBF, the victims may request the electronic system organizer to eliminate their images/videos from the platforms. However, RTBF is considered to have legal vague, so resulting in not achievement of legal protection for deepfake pornography victims. The research method is normative qualitative using primary, secondary and tertiary literature data. This study concludes that RTBF is a promising attempt to protect deepfake pornography victims in this digital era, but it is necessary to make efforts by strengthening regulations related to RTBF as a recovery of deepfake pornography victims.