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Tech giants are on the side of those who create fake images.
Big tech companies such as Google, Apple, and Discord are facilitating users' quick access to malicious sites that use artificial intelligence to "strip" people in photos, creating images of naked bodies without their consent. For several months, more than a dozen of these sites used authorization systems from these companies, which allowed users to easily register on such resources.
An analysis by WIRED has identified 16 of the largest sites involved in creating fake nudes that used authentication infrastructure through Google, Apple, Discord, Twitter, Patreon, and Line. This integration created the illusion of legitimacy of such sites, allowing users to quickly create accounts and purchase credits to generate images.
The number of sites that create intimate images without consent has grown significantly with the advent of generative AI. It is especially alarming that such technologies have become actively used by teenagers who create images of their peers. Despite the obvious problem, big tech companies are in no hurry to take action to combat such sites, which are easily found through search engines, actively promoted through advertising on social networks, and even get into app stores.
The authorization systems used on these sites allow users to register through their existing accounts. Google was present on 16 such sites, Discord on 13, and Apple on six. Following WIRED's contact, some companies said they had taken action to remove developer accounts associated with the sites, but other companies did not comment or declined to discuss specific sites.
In recent years, deepfake technologies have made it much easier to create such images, and sites engaged in this activity have begun to function as businesses. They often hide information about owners and working methods, offering their services in different languages and actively developing, adding new features such as the ability to customize appearance and download images from Instagram.
Some sites even create their own cryptocurrencies to pay for services. Despite criticism and claims that such technologies contribute to sexual violence and exploitation of women, the sites continue to operate, and their traffic is only growing.
Law enforcement agencies and public organizations continue to fight against such sites, but the problem still remains relevant. Calls for tighter regulation and restrictions on access to such technologies by tech giants are growing louder, but for now, most measures are only taken after extensive media coverage of the issue.
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Big tech companies such as Google, Apple, and Discord are facilitating users' quick access to malicious sites that use artificial intelligence to "strip" people in photos, creating images of naked bodies without their consent. For several months, more than a dozen of these sites used authorization systems from these companies, which allowed users to easily register on such resources.
An analysis by WIRED has identified 16 of the largest sites involved in creating fake nudes that used authentication infrastructure through Google, Apple, Discord, Twitter, Patreon, and Line. This integration created the illusion of legitimacy of such sites, allowing users to quickly create accounts and purchase credits to generate images.
The number of sites that create intimate images without consent has grown significantly with the advent of generative AI. It is especially alarming that such technologies have become actively used by teenagers who create images of their peers. Despite the obvious problem, big tech companies are in no hurry to take action to combat such sites, which are easily found through search engines, actively promoted through advertising on social networks, and even get into app stores.
The authorization systems used on these sites allow users to register through their existing accounts. Google was present on 16 such sites, Discord on 13, and Apple on six. Following WIRED's contact, some companies said they had taken action to remove developer accounts associated with the sites, but other companies did not comment or declined to discuss specific sites.
In recent years, deepfake technologies have made it much easier to create such images, and sites engaged in this activity have begun to function as businesses. They often hide information about owners and working methods, offering their services in different languages and actively developing, adding new features such as the ability to customize appearance and download images from Instagram.
Some sites even create their own cryptocurrencies to pay for services. Despite criticism and claims that such technologies contribute to sexual violence and exploitation of women, the sites continue to operate, and their traffic is only growing.
Law enforcement agencies and public organizations continue to fight against such sites, but the problem still remains relevant. Calls for tighter regulation and restrictions on access to such technologies by tech giants are growing louder, but for now, most measures are only taken after extensive media coverage of the issue.
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