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Manhattan DA takes down 12 AI deepfake porn sites

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: The Record
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
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"Image: Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Manhattan DA takes down 12 AI deepfake porn sites Twelve AI deepfake sites were taken offline this week after a New York district attorney seized their domain names for violating laws around disseminating non-consensual videos. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference on Monday touting the takedown of the sites, which..."

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Image: Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Manhattan DA takes down 12 AI deepfake porn sites

Twelve AI deepfake sites were taken offline this week after a New York district attorney seized their domain names for violating laws around disseminating non-consensual videos. 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference on Monday touting the takedown of the sites, which hosted AI-generated videos of more than 1,200 people. The sites allowed users to use the faces and bodies of real people to create illegal pornography.

Bragg noted during the press conference that while many of those who appeared on the site are celebrities, they know of domestic violence cases where partners threatened to release deepfake images of victims. 

He added that they have spoken to victims who did not know anything could be done about the sites and he urged more victims to come forward. He declined to say whether arrests or charges will be pursued, only telling reporters that the investigation is ongoing. 

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