Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints

The number of nonconsensual deepfake porn videos online has exploded since 2017. As the harmful videos have spread, thousands of women--including Twitch streamers, gamers, and other content creators--have complained to Google websites hosting the videos and tried to get the tech giant to remove them from its search results. Two of the most prominent deepfake video websites have been the subject of more than 6,000 and 4,000 complaints each, data published by Google and Harvard University's Lumen database shows. Millions of people find and access deepfake video websites by searching for deepfakes, often alongside the names of celebrities or content creators. WIRED is not naming the specific websites to limit the exposure they receive.