New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites
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. The DA’s office said it believes that this marks the largest seizure of such sites in history. “So, whoever you are, the message to survivors is the same: You are not alone.
- ▪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.
- ▪The DA’s office said it believes that this marks the largest seizure of such sites in history.
- ▪“So, whoever you are, the message to survivors is the same: You are not alone.
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| Publication time | Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:26:37 GMT |
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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. The DA’s office said it believes that this marks the largest seizure of such sites in history. The people using and running these sites who are now under investigation used AI tools to turn approximately 1,200 people’s photos into “hyper-realistic” images and videos of them engaged in sexual conduct, according to the DA’s office.The images allegedly depicted “politicians, first ladies of multiple countries, primarily public-facing individuals, including actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, social justice advocates, and social media influencers.New York has had laws specifically criminalizing sexually…
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