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Wired exposes 400+ apps hiding nonconsensual deepfake and CSAM tools behind mundane fronts

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Techmeme and Mastodon accounts republish and summarize the Wired findings, framing it as a network bypassing app store reviews to generate nonconsensual deepfakes and CSAM.

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Matt Burgess Wired investigative reporterPaul Bouchaud Lead researcher, AI ForensicsKeLing Technology Limited Hong Kong-registered entity linked to the app networkMeta Platform hosting the ads linking to the appsApple and Google App store operators hosting the apps

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  1. 1 outlet Investigation: a network of 400+ domains and apps linked to Chinese-language developers bypasses app store reviews to generate nonconsensual deepfakes and CSAM

    first by Wired, 9d ago

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