FBI agent explains how easy it is to ID people posting AI porn without consent
Ars Technica AI · Ashley Belanger · 2026-05-26
Early FBI arrests under the Take It Down Act reveal that agents identified suspects posting nonconsensual AI-generated sexualized deepfakes by simply visiting porn websites and searching hashtags, with one suspect allegedly posting 113 albums of deepfake content of roughly 50 women viewed nearly a million times.
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Topics: deepfakesnonconsensual-contentai-law-enforcementtake-it-down-actai-generated-imagery
Claims
- The Take It Down Act has produced early arrests for nonconsensual sexualized AI-generated deepfakes.
- FBI agents identified suspects using minimal investigative effort — by visiting porn websites and clicking AI-related hashtags.
- One suspect allegedly posted 113 albums containing AI-generated sexualized imagery of approximately 50 women, viewed nearly a million times.
- Victims of the alleged deepfakes included both public figures and private individuals, including women who attended the suspect's high school.
Key quotes
One suspect accused of violating TIDA was 20-year-old Arturo Hernandez. He allegedly posted 113 albums viewed nearly a million times featuring AI-generated sexualized images and videos of approximately 50 women.
Victims included political figures, actresses, and musicians, as well as women who are not public figures, such as female individuals who attended his Texas high school and an Instagram friend.