New York seizes 12 deepfake sites
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it has seized 12 websites accused of hosting AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and is investigating the people behind them.
Prosecutors said the sites were used to turn photos of about 1,200 people into hyper-realistic sexual images and videos. The office said the targets were mainly celebrities and other public-facing figures, including actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, advocates and social media influencers, and described the operation as potentially the largest seizure of its kind.
District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the case also matters beyond celebrity victims because similar material can be used in domestic violence and other abuse. New York has had a law criminalizing sexually explicit deepfakes since 2023, and Bragg cited that law when asked about the basis for the action. He did not say whether the seized sites included images of minors, saying only that the investigation is ongoing.
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