Federal prosecutors arrested two men for making explicit deepfakes of celebrities

Federal prosecutors charged two men for creating and sharing explicit AI deepfake pornography of celebrities and other women.

Authorities said the posts reached millions online and involved nonconsensual intimate imagery.

The case is being brought under the Take It Down Act, which bans publishing or threatening to publish such content, including AI-generated porn of real people.

It marks an early federal test of how the U.S. will enforce rules against deepfake abuse and protect victims.