Taylor Swift's experience with malicious deepfake photos earlier this year brought to light a concerning fact: this type of digital abuse disproportionately targets women and girls. While political personalities are frequently the focus of attention regarding deepfake abuse, the wider effects on regular people—especially women—are frequently disregarded.
This lack of focus is personal to Melissa Hutchins. Hutchins has personally experienced the helplessness that such attacks may engender, having been the target of a severe cyberstalking case. She was motivated to intervene after endurin
