US, France, and Italian authorities shut down massive deepfake porn site

US, France, and Italian authorities shut down massive deepfake porn site
U.S. authorities seized CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com under the TAKE IT DOWN Act after accusing the sites of distributing thousands of AI-generated and digitally altered nude images and videos of women without consent. The operation involved coordination with law enforcement in France and Italy, where investigators arrested a suspected CFAKE administrator and linked the sites to large-scale deepfake porn activity. #CFAKE #SOCFAKE #TAKEITDOWNAct #PoliziaDiStato #ParisPublicProsecutorsOffice

Keypoints

  • U.S. authorities seized the domains CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com.
  • The sites were accused of hosting nonconsensual AI-generated nude images and videos of women.
  • The operation was carried out under the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
  • French and Italian law enforcement helped identify and investigate the network.
  • A suspect linked to CFAKE was arrested in France, and cryptocurrency was seized.

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