Two men were charged with federal crimes after creating explicit deepfakes of celebrities
Two men have been charged with federal crimes for creating and distributing explicit AI deepfakes of female celebrities. The charges are part of the enforcement of Trump's Take It Down Act, which aims to combat such digital exploitation. If convicted, the men could face up to two years in prison.
- ▪The deepfakes included explicit content featuring female politicians and musicians.
- ▪The content was viewed by millions of users online.
- ▪The charges are part of a broader effort to enforce the Take It Down Act.
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| Original publisher | Mashable |
| Canonical URL | https://mashable.com/tech/men-charged-for-deepfakes-under-take-it-down-act |
| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 16:52:59 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-23T17:07:27.532Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-23T17:07:27.532Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Home > Tech Two men were charged with federal crimes after creating explicit deepfakes of celebrities They are being charged under Trump's Take It Down Act. By Chase DiBenedetto Chase DiBenedetto Social Good Reporter Chase joined Mashable's Social Good team in 2020, covering online stories about digital activism, climate justice, accessibility, and media representation. Her work also captures how these conversations manifest in politics, popular culture, and fandom. Sometimes she's very funny. Read Full Bio on May 23, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard With one conviction under its belt, the Take It Down Act aims for more.
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