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Manhattan DA Seizes 12 Deepfake Sites in Largest Such Action
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has taken down 12 websites that hosted nonconsensual deepfake imagery, describing it as the largest legal action of its kind to date. Roughly 1,200 people were identified as targets of the sites. The seizure marks a rare use of criminal enforcement against deepfake distribution networks.