nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/3eeef46c339e98c5 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260327s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/3eeef46c339e98c5 doi eng 342 23 Hedayati, Asha Author aut Anatomy of an Escalation - Deepfakes and the Persistence of Power Hedayati, Asha Verfassungsblog 2026-03-27 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Deepfakes are currently being cast as a startling new threat. They dominate headlines, raise difficult legal questions, and fuel technocratic debates on regulation. One prominent example is the legislative initiative put forward by Stefanie Hubig, German Federal Minister of Justice, aimed at specifically tackling digital violence and the abuse of deepfake technologies. However, we must not overlook the true scale of the problem: deepfakes are not the cause, but the latest symptom. They represent a technological upgrade for a form of violence deeply embedded in analogue power structures. CC BY-SA 4.0 Criminal Law Deepfake Deepfake Deepfakes Digital violence Violence against Women (DE-588)1245589288 gnd Deepfake Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/anatomy-of-an-escalation/ raw object