The U.S. Justice Department seized CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com, two sites accused of hosting nonconsensual AI-generated nude images and videos of identifiable women. U.S. authorities said the domains violated the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which criminalizes publication of intimate digital forgeries without consent and requires platforms to remove reported content within 48 hours. The operation involved Homeland Security Investigations and law-enforcement partners in Italy and France, and French authorities arrested a suspect in Nice and seized related cryptocurrency.
Why it matters: This shows the TAKE IT DOWN Act is now being used in real enforcement, which matters to victims, platforms that host user content, and anyone tracking abuse enabled by generative AI. Platforms should review takedown processes and compliance timelines, while users should report nonconsensual deepfake imagery quickly.
2026.09.15
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This appears to update the same broad enforcement wave against non-consensual AI deepfake pornography sites, adding that the Manhattan District Attorney says 12 domains were seized this week, the sites hosted AI-generated sexual videos involving more than 1,200 people, and the local criminal investigation remains ongoing.
Lawrence Abrams
2026.06.15
100% relevant
This article appears to be the first concrete enforcement action centered on the TAKE IT DOWN Act and establishes a distinct story about seizure of specific deepfake abuse domains.
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