Manhattan DA Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites in Largest-Ever NCII Takedown

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office seized 12 domains hosting nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of roughly 1,200 people — mostly women — the largest such seizure to date.

On September 14, 2026, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced the seizure of 12 domains used to share and sell AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) of approximately 1,200 people, overwhelmingly women, including influencers, celebrities, actors, athletes, and politicians. DA Alvin Bragg's office called it the largest seizure of explicit deepfake websites in history, executed via New York State Supreme Court warrants under New York's 2023 law criminalizing sexually explicit deepfakes; WIRED also credits the seizure provisions of the US Take It Down Act. Among the victims depicted were 56 European politicians, 16 US politicians, and 2 UK politicians. Much of the content appeared to be reposts from the MrDeepFakes platform, which was shut down in 2025, and investigations into the sites' operators and uploaders are ongoing. The action follows federal seizures of two deepfake domains in June and precedes a 15-year sentence in the first Take It Down Act conviction.

• Manhattan DA seized 12 domains hosting nonconsensual sexual deepfake content via New York State Supreme Court warrants
• Approximately 1,200 victims depicted, mostly women, including influencers, politicians, celebrities, actors, and athletes
• Politicians depicted include 56 European, 16 US, and 2 UK politicians
• Described as the largest seizure of explicit deepfake websites in history
• Enforced under New York's 2023 law criminalizing sexually explicit deepfakes; WIRED also cites the US Take It Down Act's seizure provisions as enabling the action
• Much of the content appeared to be reposts from the MrDeepFakes platform, shut down in 2025
• Investigations into operators and uploaders are ongoing
• Follows federal seizures of two deepfake domains in June; a 15-year sentence was issued in the first Take It Down Act conviction