Melinda Tankard Reist

Melinda Tankard Reist is a prominent advocate and movement director at Collective Shout, an organization dedicated to preventing the exploitation of women and girls. She has been actively campaigning against the misuse of deepfake technology, emphasizing its potential to perpetrate violence and abuse against women. Recently, she has brought attention to the alarming rise of AI-generated images depicting horrific acts of violence, pushing for urgent reforms to protect individuals from this emerging threat.