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r/nsfwdeepfakes

Banned · Other

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Action: banned
Date: February 2018
Reason category: Other

Non-consensual AI-generated pornography

Adult deepfakes community removed in the Feb 2018 involuntary-porn enforcement.

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r/deepfakes: Birthplace of Deepfake Porn and Reddit's 2018 Ban

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Inverse — Reddit Just Banned r/Deepfakes, Finally
News2018