AI-Generated Persona Used in Deceptive Online Handbag Sales in Spain

What happened

Consumer group Facua has reported the online store francrafts.shop for using AI-generated images and videos of a non-existent young man with Down syndrome to sell handbags. The synthetic persona, promoted on TikTok, misleads consumers by falsely claiming artisanal production, violating consumer rights and legal protections in Spain.

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