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New York Seizes Celebrity Deepfake Websites
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Why it matters
- →This seizure represents a major legal action against deepfake pornography sites.
- →It highlights the ongoing challenge of regulating harmful AI-generated content.
- →The move underscores the need for coordinated efforts to tackle the deepfake ecosystem.
New York officials have seized more than a dozen websites involved in distributing nonconsensual deepfake pornography, marking a significant crackdown on such content. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced the seizure of 12 domains used to share and sell manipulated videos of celebrities and public figures. This action is part of ongoing investigations into the creators and distributors of these videos. The takedown is seen as a major step in combating the harmful use of deepfake technology, which has been increasingly used to create realistic and damaging content.
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