Child Predators Are Reportedly Generating Deepfake Nudes of Children to Extort Them

April 23, 2024

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has uncovered a dark web manual promoting the use of AI-generated deepfakes to portray children inappropriately, in an attempt to coerce victims into producing explicit content.

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Alleged deployer: unknown-dark-web-users, unknown-deepfake-creators
Alleged developer: unknown-ai-developers, unknown-deepfake-creators
Alleged harmed parties: children

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