“A major service provider has permanently terminated the service. Data loss has rendered it impossible to continue operations,” reads a message when users visit Mr. Deepfakes. At the time of writing, the site’s forums and videos are inaccessible. “We will not be relaunching. Any website claiming this is a fake. This domain will expire and we are not responsible for future use. The message will be deleted in approximately one week.”

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Mr. Deepfakes is currently inaccessible. Photo: 404 Media

It is unclear who Mr. Deepfakes’ service provider is. The owner of the website is also a mystery, although in January, German newspaper Der Spiegel identified him as a 36-year-old man living in Toronto, Canada, who works at a hospital.

Hany Farid, a professor at UC Berkeley and one of the world’s leading experts on digitally manipulated images, said the move was a major victory for victims of non-consensual pornography (NCII). But many similar sites are still operating, benefiting a host of advertisers, financiers, and other service providers.

Since 2017, deepfake porn videos have started to appear and be shared. In the videos, the author superimposes the faces of celebrities onto porn clips. This behavior quickly spread throughout the corners of the Internet, but no website develops, distributes and monetizes deepfake porn like Mr. Deepfakes. Some other sites like Reddit have issued bans on deepfake porn and other types of non-consensual content.

Mr. Deepfakes allows users to upload videos and connect with other creators – who sell services and create videos on demand. They are often compensated in cryptocurrency.

Mr. Deepfakes users also communicate with each other, exchange techniques, tools, and applications to create deepfake videos, as well as share data sets to recreate real-life characters.

According to 404 Media, although Mr. Deepfakes has closed, its consequences are not over. The community built from this website has moved to operate on Telegram. The tools and applications are also widely shared on the Internet. Even Apple and Google have had difficulty blocking them, while Instagram has struggled to prevent them from being advertised on its platform.

(According to 404 Media)

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