Scarlett Johansson speaks out against 'deepfake' porn, says it is a ‘lost cause’

Scarlett Johansson who has often fallen victim to deepfake porn speaks out against the malpractice fake porn. The Avengers: Infinity War actor talks about the use of her face in numerous pornographic videos stating that it is useless to fight against such practice, terming it as a "lost cause". Appearing in an interview with The Washington Post, the 34-year-old actor said she can do nothing about the deepfakes, widespread porn where explicit contents by anonymous users insert people's faces onto the bodies of others, creating seemingly authentic-looking videos, that is circulating around the internet.

Stating that she is the least bothered by it, Johansson states, "Clearly this doesn't affect me as much because people assume it's not actually me in a porno, however demeaning it is. I think it's a useless pursuit, legally, mostly because the internet is a vast wormhole of darkness that eats itself.

"There are far more disturbing things on the dark web than this, sadly. I think it's up to an individual to fight for their own right to their image, claim damages, etc," Johansson said.

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The Washington Post reported that of the several hundreds, one fake movie featuring Johansson's face is available on a major porn site and has been viewed over 1.5 million times.

"It's a fruitless pursuit for me but a different situation than someone who loses a job over their image being used like that."

"Even if you copyright pictures with your image that belong to you, the same copyright laws don't apply overseas. I have sadly been down this road many, many times.

"The fact is that trying to protect yourself from the internet and its depravity is basically a lost cause, for the most part," she added. Johansson explained that it is impossible to target such sites as there are different laws governing porn distribution in each country. She also states that it is sadly not just celebrated individual like her who falls victim to the prey of deepfake porn many other vulnerable people have been targeted with fake porn.

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"The Internet is just another place where sex sells and vulnerable people are preyed upon. And any low-level hacker can steal a password and steal an identity. It's just a matter of time before anyone person is targeted.

"People think that they are protected by their internet passwords and that only public figures or people of interest are hacked. But the truth is, there is no difference between someone hacking my account or someone hacking the person standing behind me on line at the grocery store's account. It just depends on whether or not someone has the desire to target you," she said.