AI is transforming how gender-based violence is perpetrated, amplifying abuse through sexual deepfakes, online harassment, sextortion, and digital surveillance. In this article, Commonwealth Lawyers Association President Steven Thiru examines how technology-facilitated violence against women and girls is challenging existing legal frameworks, drawing on international research and landmark court decisions. He calls for stronger laws, effective enforcement, platform accountability, and survivor-centred protection to ensure that the law keeps pace with technology and innovation never becomes a shield for impunity.
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