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New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites

Wired AI Matt Burgess September 14, 2026
New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
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# New York Shuts Down Deepfake Sites Targeting Celebrities New York's law enforcement has taken down 12 websites that used AI to create fake nude images and videos of celebrities, affecting roughly 1,200 victims in what's being called the largest crackdown of its kind. These sites automatically generated and distributed non-consensual intimate images without permission, which is now illegal in New York and many other states. The action shows that authorities are finally catching up to this type of AI misuse and willing to prosecute it.

In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.

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