nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
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From 1919 to 1952, more than 20,000 nonconsensual sterilizations took place in that state; the law was not repealed until 1979 in state hospitals and, frighteningly, was still in effect in state prisons until 2010.
—Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The complaints, which have been made under the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA), have resulted in thousands of nonconsensual videos being removed from the web.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
Users in the group reportedly joked about how the images of Swift went viral on X.
X’s policies regarding synthetic and manipulated media and nonconsensual nudity both explicitly ban this kind of content from being hosted on the platform.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2024
Currently, no federal laws protect the victims of nonconsensual deepfakes.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
And in fact, before generative AI, 90% of what everyone was calling deepfakes were essentially nonconsensual imagery targeted at women.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
In January Taylor Swift became the latest high-profile target of nonconsensual deepfake images.
—Brian Contreras, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
In January, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that
broadened the definition of rape to include other forms of nonconsensual contact.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Some subreddits were toxic and devoted to racist themes or nonconsensual nude photos, the type of content that advertisers found repellent.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Amanda Masse and Nadi Nina Kaonga, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The complaints, which have been made under the Digital Media Copyright Act (DMCA), have resulted in thousands of nonconsensual videos being removed from the web.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
Users in the group reportedly joked about how the images of Swift went viral on X.
X’s policies regarding synthetic and manipulated media and nonconsensual nudity both explicitly ban this kind of content from being hosted on the platform.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 25 Jan. 2024
Currently, no federal laws protect the victims of nonconsensual deepfakes.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
And in fact, before generative AI, 90% of what everyone was calling deepfakes were essentially nonconsensual imagery targeted at women.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
In January Taylor Swift became the latest high-profile target of nonconsensual deepfake images.
—Brian Contreras, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
In January, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that
broadened the definition of rape to include other forms of nonconsensual contact.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
Some subreddits were toxic and devoted to racist themes or nonconsensual nude photos, the type of content that advertisers found repellent.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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