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New York takes down a dozen deepfake porn websites in historic enforcement action
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New York takes down a dozen deepfake porn websites in historic enforcement action

So here's something really significant - New York officials have seized more than a dozen websites that were hosting nonconsensual deepfake pornography, marking what's likely the largest takedown of its kind to date. Around 1,200 people - overwhelmingly women including celebrities, politicians, and activists - had their faces manipulated into explicit sexual videos without consent. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says these violations cause immense emotional and mental harm to victims, and now they're calling on affected people to come forward. What's encouraging here is that this shows meaningful enforcement is actually possible, even as AI technology keeps improving and making these deepfakes more realistic and harder to spot.
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