Draft:MrDeepFakes
Defunct deepfake pornography website
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MrDeepFakes was a deepfake pornography website which was active between 2018 and 2025. It became one of the biggest websites in this category before its closure in May 2025.
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History
MrDeepFakes was established in 2018[1] following the forced closure of a Reddit discussion board dedicated to sharing deepfaked sexual content of public figures.[2] The website was one of the most popular providers of deepfake pornography, with 12 million monthly active users as of November 2023.[3] It started blocking traffic from the United Kingdom in April 2024 following proposed legislation which aimed to outlaw production of deepfake material without the consent of those featured.[4]
Closure and investigations
It closed on May 4, 2025, blaming an unspecified "critical service provider" which stopped working with the website.[5][6] David Do, an administrator of the website based in Canada, was subsequently uncovered by an investigative journalism operation which involved CBC News,[7] Bellingcat,[8] Politiken[9] and TjekDet.[10] He was later placed on leave from his role as a pharmacist and had reportedly left the organization shortly after.[11]
In May 2025, Søren Søndergaard, a member of the Danish Folketing, sent a request to the Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard for Do to be extradited to Denmark.[12] In August 2025, members of the Dutch House of Representatives urged for his extradition to the Netherlands, with Caroline van der Plas describing material on the site featuring her likeness as "like [being] digitally raped".[13]
In September 2025, Antonio Rotondo, a prolific former user based in Australia, was fined A$343,500 in addition to legal fees by the eSafety Commissioner.[14][15][16]
Features
In addition to images and videos of deepfake pornography, the website had a forum where users could order custom-made videos to be generated by other members in exchange for money. While many were of public figures,[7] the British edition of GQ reported on the creation of deepfake material containing the likeness of an individual known to a user.[17]