A dozen website domains that unlawfully shared and sold sexually explicit “deepfake videos” of celebrities, athletes and politicians have been shut down and seized, Manhattan prosecutors said Monday.
Prosecutors seized the domain names of 12 websites that illegally disseminated “deepfake” videos of 1,200 people, most celebrities and women, falsely pictured in sexual activities, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg announced during a news conference on Monday.
Alvin Bragg: We are here to announce what we believe to be the largest seizure of websites focused on AI-generated illegal pornography. Specifically, and we’ve all heard the term deepfakes, photos and videos that use artificial intelligence to make it seem like real people are engaging in sexually explicit acts. Across 12 websites alone that were seized, we identified more than 1,200 people whose images were turned into deepfakes.
The New York District Attorney announced on Monday that it has seized 12 websites hosting AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery, primarily of celebrities and public figures.
In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.
