Posted May 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM UTCLExternal LinkTwo people were arrested and criminally charged under the Take It Down Act.A Brooklyn courthouse unsealed criminal complaints against two men who allegedly posted “thousands” of nonconsensual intimate AI deepfakes, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The Take It Down Act’s criminal prohibitions have been in place for a year, but platforms’ obligation to remove such deepfakes just came into force yesterday.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Lauren Feiner
Two people were arrested and criminally charged under the Take It Down Act.
A Brooklyn courthouse unsealed criminal complaints against two men who allegedly posted “thousands” of nonconsensual intimate AI deepfakes, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The Take It Down Act’s criminal prohibitions have been in place for a year, but platforms’ obligation to remove such deepfakes just came into force yesterday. [Link: Two Individuals Arrested for Publishing AI Deepfake Pornography In Violation Of TAKE IT DOWN Act | https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/two-individuals-arrested-publishing-ai-deepfake-pornography-violation-take-it-down-act | U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York]
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