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New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites.

WIRED AIIndependent reporting·
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The Manhattan District Attorney's Office seized 12 websites that hosted celebrity deepfakes and collectively targeted about 1,200 victims.

Why it matters: It is described as the largest legal action taken against harmful deepfake websites.

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“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.”
WIRED AI, 14 Sept 2026, 16:50.

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