Mr. Deepfakes is no longer.
One of the largest involuntary Deepfake porn destinations on the internet announced that it is closing. The site Mr. Deepfakes has been offline, as first noticed 404 Media. Mr. DeepFakes’ URL now redirects it to a “close notification” message that announces the end of the site.
Deep strike Essentially, it is a surreal facial sweeping video created using machine learning technology. Deepfakes became very popular on social media platforms like Reddit in 2017, with users superimposing celebrity similarities in various movie and TV show clips. For example, a popular deep strike at the time superimposed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face on Bill Hader, who imitated Schwarzenegger in a late-night interview with Conan O’Brien. However, users have also started using Deepfakes to create involuntary sexual porn that insert celebrities into porn videos.
In 2018, Reddit officially banned Deepfake porn. Mr. Deepfakes was created in response to the ban, providing users who created Deepfake with a place to share and consume such involuntary content. Little is known about Mr. Deepfakes’ creator or creator. Earlier this year, a survey by German media der spiegel The individual behind the scene has been identified as 36 years old in Toronto.
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However, according to Mr. Deepfakes’ closing message, the end of the site is not based on selection. It seems Mr. Deepfakes was forced to unplug it.
“Critical service providers have permanently terminated the service,” Mr. Deepfakes’ website said in a closure notice. “The data loss makes it impossible to continue. We will not restart. Any website that claims this is a fake. The field will eventually expire and we are not responsible for future use. This message will be deleted in about a week.”
Mr. DeepFakes did not share the service providers they used, or why the providers removed the website from their services.
The timing of Mr. Deepfakes closing is interesting. Just last week, Congress pass The act of deleting it criminalizes involuntary intimacy images, such as Deepfake porn. The Delete It Act also requires online platforms to take action to delete such content.
