Actress Mehazabien Chowdhury has spoken out against the creation and circulation of obscene videos using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate celebrities’ faces, questioning how humiliating others has become a means of earning money and attracting online views.
 
In a Facebook post on Thursday morning (October 15), Mehazabien said fabricating false content using AI and circulating it to demean someone was not entertainment but a crime.
 
She warned that when hundreds or thousands of people share such content, the problem goes beyond the actions of an individual and reflects a much broader social concern.
 
The actress also questioned why people should need to imagine such abuse happening to their own mothers or sisters before recognising its seriousness. Respecting another person’s dignity, she argued, should not depend on whether that person belongs to one’s family.
 
Mehazabien expressed concern over the race for views, likes, shares and trending status on social media. Acknowledging that content creation has become a source of livelihood for many, she said that economic realities could not justify humiliating others for profit.
 
She stressed that targeting people for popularity or financial gain was unacceptable, adding that everyone had the right to dignity and respect. There could be no justification for creating or distributing obscene content by misusing someone’s identity or appearance, she said.
 
According to the actress, the problem is no longer confined to women or men. Anyone can become involved in producing harmful content in the pursuit of online engagement, while anyone can also become a victim.
 
Mehazabien said she was concerned not only about those who create such material but also about the countless people who willingly share it, discuss it and spread it to wider audiences.
 
At the end of her post, she urged social media users to reflect on their own conscience and consider whether, by sharing such material, they were becoming complicit in another person’s wrongdoing.
 
The controversy intensified after a deepfake video featuring Mehazabien appeared on the social media page of a private television channel following an alleged hacking incident. The video spread rapidly online. The media outlet later acknowledged the hacking and expressed regret, but the controversy continued.