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Major blow to deepfake mafia: US takes down 12 websites, but abuse of celebrities continues
Despite a recent international operation that shut down twelve deepfake sites, another major platform hosting hundreds of AI-generated videos of Dutch celebrities remains active. Stichting Offlimits urges the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and Consumer & Market Authority (ACM) to intervene, noting over 18,000 accounts listed the Netherlands as their origin. While US authorities seized domains like SexCelebrity.net for converting women’s images into sexual content via AI, victims such as MP Marijke Synhaeve and former minister Edith Schippers have filed complaints. The ongoing presence of these materials highlights persistent privacy violations and emotional tolls on targets, including concerns about children accessing explicit content.
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