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Cornelius Shannon

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 15002 Report
New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

2025-05-19

In one of the first prosecutions under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, DOJ alleged that New Jersey defendant Cornelius Shannon published at least 360 albums of AI-generated deepfake pornography depicting about 90 women, including public figures, beginning during a charged period anchored to May 2025. Prosecutors said the content appeared on an adult image- and video-sharing platform and was viewed millions of times.

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Deepfake creators

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Women

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Victims of deepfake abuse

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Impersonated public figures

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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celebrities

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Media-sharing platforms

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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Deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1500
    2 Reports

    New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case

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