Overview

• MrDeepFakes, the most prominent portal for AI-generated sexual videos since 2018, has announced its permanent closure, citing irrecoverable data loss.
• The site, which hosted over 55,000 deepfake videos and attracted six million monthly visits, was widely criticized for enabling nonconsensual sexual abuse using AI technology.
• The U.S. House and Senate have passed the Take-it-down Act, which criminalizes the nonconsensual distribution of intimate real or AI-generated images; the bill now awaits President Trump's signature.
• Legal scholar Clare McGlynn previously described MrDeepFakes as the largest platform for deepfake sexual abuse, with content monetized through Bitcoin payments.
• Despite the shutdown, experts warn of potential successor sites and the continued circulation of archived content, complicating efforts to combat deepfake abuse.