Minors depicted in deepfake pornography
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San Francisco City Attorney Sues Operators of AI Deepfake Pornography Websites for Violations of State and Federal Law
2024-08-15
In August 2024, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against 16 websites accused of using generative AI to create and distribute nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes, including images of minors. The sites, which had over 200 million visits in six months, invited users to upload real images to generate explicit fakes. By March 2025, 11 of the targeted websites had shut down following legal pressure.
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Hillsboro, Oregon, Man Allegedly Possessed Dozens of Purportedly AI-Generated Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse
2026-04-01
Parole device monitoring reportedly detected two sexualized images of children on Hillsboro, Oregon, man Daniel Bostwick's cellphone in April 2026. A subsequent search of his phone and thumb drive allegedly recovered dozens of images depicting child sexual abuse that appeared AI-generated. A federal grand jury later charged him with possessing obscene visual representations of child sex abuse; he pleaded not guilty.
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