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San Francisco Wins Settlement in AI Deepfake Porn Lawsuit as 'Deepnude' Owner Fights On

The suit forced a $100,000 settlement from one operator, prompting the closure of multiple AI deepfake sites under new state laws.

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After months of outcry over the issue of AI-generated, non-consensual deepfakes, President Donald Trump is set to sign a law that will make sharing them illegal.

Overview

  • A judge approved Briver’s settlement, barring the New Mexico company from operating any AI nudification websites and imposing a $100,000 fine.
  • The City Attorney’s Office has shut down 10 of the 16 websites named in the lawsuit for generating non-consensual explicit content.
  • Richard Tang, developer of Deepnude, has invoked Section 230 protections and declined to cease operations, arguing the tool qualifies as protected speech.
  • California’s recent law and the federal Take It Down Act increase penalties for non-consensual deepfake pornography and limit immunity under Section 230.
  • The lawsuit cites hundreds of millions of visits to these sites and documents cases of bullying, harassment and sextortion targeting women and girls.