Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- A new report by Gatefield has warned that up to 70 million women and girls in Nigeria could be exposed annually to artificial intelligence-facilitated online abuse by 2030, if urgent legal and regulatory safeguards are not introduced.

The report, titled "Industrialised Harm: The Scale of AI-Facilitated Violence in Nigeria", revealed that about 30 to 35 million women and girls could be directly targeted each year through deepfakes, impersonation, and coordinated harassment campaigns if urgent regulatory action is not taken.

Gatefield said it based its projections on Nigeria's rapid internet growth, observed patterns of online harm, and the scaling effect of generative AI technologies.

The estimates, the organisation ...