Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart
A freshman at Radnor High School in Pennsylvania allegedly created deepfake videos of female classmates using an app called Movely. The incident has raised concerns about the school's responsibility regarding off-campus behavior and the effectiveness of its policies against harassment. Parents and advocates are demanding accountability and changes to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
- ▪The boy used a subscription app to create deepfake images of five female classmates.
- ▪The incident sparked a debate about the school's responsibility for off-campus behavior under Title IX.
- ▪Parents and advocates are actively seeking changes to ensure student safety and accountability.
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| Original publisher | 404 Media |
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 07:52:15 +0000 |
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On a school night in early December, a freshman at Radnor High School in Pennsylvania wrote in Snapchat messages to his friends that his parents took his phone away.“why,” one replied.“the app,” he answered. “o shi. did you admit to what it was or just the money,” another asked. Just the money, the first boy replied.“Bro u would literally be dead rn if ur parents found out what u were doing in ts” He was sending these messages from a school-issued device, he said. “I dropped 250 on that hoe,” he replied. “Worth every penny.” He spent that money on a subscription to an app from Apple’s App Store, called Movely, and allegedly used it to put five of his female classmates’ faces onto nude bodies and make sexual images of them.
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