Cricket commentator Grace Hayden has despatched an pressing warning to her followers on social media, revealing she’s been focused by trolls who’ve arrange a pretend X account in her identify.
The daughter of Aussie legend Matthew Hayden made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday, writing: ‘It is come to my consideration there’s a pretend X account pretending to be me.
‘If you happen to come throughout the account @grace_haydenn on X please report and block.’
Hayden additionally posted the warning on her precise X account, @Graciehayden02.
On the time of writing, the pretend account had been taken down, with Hayden’s followers backing her.
‘I hate some random account stole ur photographs and has double the followers. Justice for gracie,’ one wrote.
Cricket commentator Grace Hayden (pictured) has warned her followers a few pretend account arrange in her identify on-line
Hayden obtained the consequence she wished when she requested her followers to report and block the counterfeit account on X
‘Nicely accomplished. The pretend account is now gone!’ one other added.
Hayden is not the one high-profile feminine sporting determine to be focused by on-line fakes this 12 months.
NRLW star Jaime Chapman lashed out after turning into the topic of a deepfake picture assault in Might.
The 23-year-old took to Instagram on Monday to slam the ‘scary’ and ‘damaging’ impact the deepfake pictures have had on her.
‘Have an excellent day to everybody besides those that make pretend ai photographs of different individuals,’ she wrote.
‘AI is horrifying today.
‘Subsequent time consider how damaging this may be to somebody and their family members.
‘This has occurred just a few occasions now and it must cease.’
Hayden (pictured) is not the one high-profile Aussie sporting determine to be focused on-line this 12 months
Her phrases have been accompanied by what seems to be the unique picture that was subsequently doctored.
Earlier than it grew to become the topic of a deepfake, the picture confirmed Chapman taking a selfie as she sat on a mattress in a gold bikini.
In October, former Fox Sports activities footy reporter Tiffany Salmond known as out these liable for utilizing AI know-how to create life like movies and pictures of her in sexually compromising positions.
‘Earlier this 12 months, I spoke out about being the goal of specific AI-generated deepfakes – pretend sexual imagery produced from actual photographs of me, with out my consent,’ she posted.
‘However what I have not spoken about till now’s the doubt and suspicion that is adopted.
‘Over the previous few months, I’ve seen a continued narrative on-line accusing me of faking the story for consideration.
‘Claiming the deepfakes have been by no means actual, and that I made the entire thing up.’
‘I finished speaking about this months in the past as a result of I might already stated what I wanted to. However that does not imply it stopped,’ she continued.
‘For anybody who assumed it was a one-off, it wasn’t. The deepfakes have continued to be made and posted.
‘The latest deepfake (and probably the most specific one but) was shared on-line simply three weeks in the past.’
