The Dark Web's Dirty Secret: New York Takes Down a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Sites The recent takedown of over a dozen websites publishing nonconsensual deepfake videos in New York marks a significant blow to the dark industry of synthetic intimate imagery.
However, this move only scratches the surface of a complex and deeply entrenched problem.
For years, abusive deepfake "pornography" websites have published thousands of nonconsensual videos depicting women – including high profile celebrities, politicians, and public figures – into sexual situations.