Beyond
Mr. Deepfakes
If you’re a victim or know someone who is, we want to hear from you.
Our fight against deepfake abuse didn’t stop when Mr. Deepfakes shut down. We’re committed to continuing the fight.
Watch Searching for Mr. Deepfakes, our groundbreaking docuseries on TikTok.
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What’s Happening
Deepfake pornography is a targeted act of harassment designed to shame, silence, and exploit women and girls. Bad actors can superimpose a person’s likeness onto explicit content without consent.
Survivors of deepfake abuse report significant psychological harm, including long-term loss of safety, trust, and digital autonomy. Too many survivors are denied justice because the law has not fully caught up with the ways technology is being used to perpetrate sexual harm without consent.
If you have been targeted, this is not your fault. This technology is being used to exert power and control. This guide is how you take it back.
5 Facts You Should Know
1 in 8 people know a child who has been targeted by deepfake nudes. Nearly all of those children are girls.
Thorn, 2024
Deepfake pornography accounts for an estimated 96% to 98% of all deepfake content found online.
Sensity AI, 2023
Approximately 99% of individuals targeted in non-consensual deepfake pornography are women.
Sensity AI, 2023
The number of explicit deepfake videos online has increased by more than 460% since 2019, reflecting a predatory and rapidly accelerating industry.
Nudify apps that turn images into sexually explicit deepfakes have been downloaded over 483 million times.
Tech Transparency Project, 2026
If This Happens to You
If you discover content of yourself or someone you know, follow these steps. Each one strengthens your protection and your legal options.
Step 1
Preserve the Evidence Before Deleting Anything
Before you report or request removal, preserve the evidence. Law enforcement and platforms need URLs, screenshots, and metadata to take action. Do not delete the content from your view until it has been documented.
Step 2
Block the Spread
For adults 18 and older: StopNCII uses hashing technology to create a digital fingerprint of your image on your own device. The fingerprint is shared with participating platforms to block the content from being uploaded or reshared.
For minors under 18: Take It Down is a free service from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It prevents explicit images of minors from being shared across major social media platforms.
Step 3
Remove the Content from Search Engines
Submit a request to de-index predatory links so they no longer appear when someone searches for your name. This is critical for protecting your professional reputation.
Step 4
Report the Crime
If you are being blackmailed (sextortion) or harassed, file a report with the FBI. This creates a formal federal record of the crime, which is essential both for your case and for legislative advocacy.
You can also report tech-enabled sexual abuse through RAINN’s step-by-step guide, which walks you through working with local law enforcement.
You Are Not Alone
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support in English and Spanish.
Call: 800.656.HOPE (4673)
Chat: rainn.org/hotline
Text: “HOPE” to 64673
Top 5 Resources
These are the most useful US-based organizations and tools for survivors, families, educators, and advocates.
1.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network)
Free, confidential, 24/7 support. The largest anti-sexual violence organization in the United States, with survivor advocacy, crisis resources, and policy work on tech-enabled abuse.
- Text: “HOPE” to 64673
- Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)
- Chat: rainn.org/hotline
2.
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI)
The leading US resource for legal information on image-based sexual abuse. CCRI maintains state-by-state law trackers, provides crisis support, and connects survivors to pro bono attorneys.
3.
Thorn
A nonprofit that builds technology to defend children from sexual abuse and exploitation, including AI-generated abuse. Source of leading research on the scale of deepfake harm to minors.
4.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Take It Down
A free service to help remove online sexual images and videos taken of people under 18. Works with major platforms to detect and block reuploads.
Additional Resources for Schools
- RAINN Tips for Schools. Guidance for educators responding to AI-facilitated abuse.
- Adaptive Security: Protecting Students. Helps schools handle AI-facilitated abuse on campus.
About the Series
Blending investigative journalism with social-first storytelling, Searching for Mr. Deepfakes is a real-time global investigation to unmask the anonymous operator behind one of the internet’s most notorious deepfake pornography platforms.