US seizes CFake.com and SOCFake.com under TAKE IT DOWN Act

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have seized the domains CFake.com and SOCFake.com under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes. The act mandates content removal within 48 hours and allows for penalties such as imprisonment. The digital forgeries seized included images of notable figures and were tagged with derogatory terms.

Efforts were made internationally to arrest the alleged operator of CFake.com in France, leading to the seizure of a significant amount of cryptocurrency. Despite these measures, nonconsensual deepfake content is on the rise, with a notable increase in reported incidents, particularly involving women and minors. The article advises individuals affected by deepfakes to document incidents and provides resources for support.