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Manhattan Da Alvin Bragg Announces Crackdown on Al Deepfake Website

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“MANHATTAN DA ALVIN BRAGG ANNOUNCES CRACKDOWN ON AL DEEPFAKE WEBSITE”

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Bragg is Manhattan's first Black DA — now targeting AI crime

Elected in 2021, Bragg made history as Manhattan's first Black DA. He gained national attention prosecuting Donald Trump in 2024, and now his office is among the first to target AI deepfake websites.

Topic poll · all networksHow many victims were ID'd in the 12-site deepfake takedown?

  1. Fewer than 100
  2. Around 500
  3. Exactly 1,200
  4. Over 10,000
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Exactly 1,200

Bragg was a civil rights litigator before becoming Manhattan DA.

Before his 2022 election as Manhattan's first Black DA, Alvin Bragg worked at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the NY Attorney General's office, focusing on civil rights — a background now shaping his push against digital sexual exploitation.

Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for the rise of AI deepfake porn?

  • AI companies building the tools 0%
  • Platforms hosting the content 0%
  • Lawmakers who delayed action 0%
  • Website operators profiting 0%

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Topic poll · all networksUnder NY law, sharing deepfake porn is what class of crime?

  1. Class A misdemeanor
  2. Class B felony
  3. Class E felony
  4. Civil infraction only
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Class A misdemeanor

Topic poll · all networksWill NY's crackdown actually stop deepfake porn sites?

  • Yes — laws will shut them down 0%
  • No — they'll move offshore 0%
  • Partially — fewer US sites 0%
  • Only if federal law follows 0%

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