Manhattan DA seizes 12 celebrity deepfake websites
WIRED reports that the seized sites collectively targeted around 1,200 victims, overwhelmingly women.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the seizure on September 14, CBS News reports. WIRED says the action covered 12 sites targeting around 1,200 victims, overwhelmingly women, and describes it as the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites. CBS News explains that such sites use AI to alter video, audio or pictures to make celebrities appear to do or say things they never did, including pornographic acts.
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