Lensa’s terms of service instruct users only to submit appropriate content. And yet, many users—primarily women—have noticed that even when they upload modest photos, the app not only generates nudes but also ascribes cartoonishly sexualized features.
. Each concern is legitimate, but less discussed are the more sinister violations inherent in the app, namely the algorithmic tendency to sexualize subjects to a degree that is not only uncomfortable but also potentially dangerous.
I’m used to feeling violated by the internet. Having been the target of several harassment campaigns, I’ve seen my image manipulated, distorted, and distributed without my consent on multiple occasions. Because I am not face-out as a sex worker, the novelty of hunting down and circulating my likeness is, for some, a sport. Because sex workers are not perceived by the general public as human or deserving of basic rights, this behavior is celebrated rather than condemned.
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