Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05... - ThreadSky

eliothiggins.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Our latest investigation, with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reveals the real identity of the man behind Mr Deepfake, the notorious site where non-consensual deepfake pornography is published
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05/07/canadian-pharmacist-linked-to-worlds-most-notorious-deepfake-porn-site/

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ayre.ca•14 days ago

Great work !

meronym6.bsky.social•15 days ago

Amazing work.
Much needed, too.
Of course, David Do drives a new tesla and uses crypto.
Anyway, omw to Toronto.

carider.bsky.social•14 days ago

somebody about to lose his job, and hopefully his pharmacist license.

gandelf64.bsky.social•14 days ago

Sounds like the David Don't Law is called for to address this.

nazishmunch.bsky.social•15 days ago

There's a real argument for ending online anonymity for these people who always seem to be leading wholesome offline lives masking the abusive personality online.

tpo-asd.bsky.social•15 days ago

📌

spooftrooper.bsky.social•14 days ago

Do Adobe next.

littlegreyrab.bsky.social•15 days ago

Amazing, painstaking work.
Credit to you all 👏👏👏 👊
When you’ve caught your breath, do you think you could apply this technical experience next to the actual violent porn happening to real women behind the fakes? Which assholes are producing and monetising that? #EndExploitation #WomensRights

awkword.bsky.social•10 days ago

👏

penismusic.bsky.social•15 days ago

shocking

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

I have to say, when we found out he owned a new Tesla our response was "of course"

jrocheleau.bsky.social•14 days ago

A blight on our profession.

vitamot.bsky.social•14 days ago

David needs to be canceled and lose his cushy job, probably has a stash in offshore crypto accounts.

infosecafrica.bsky.social•15 days ago

Does 🇨🇦 have laws against the creation and dissemination of deepfake porn using the faces of people who haven’t consented to their likeness being used in this way 🤔❓

boomhog.bsky.social•14 days ago

Great work.

havelockvetinari.bsky.social•15 days ago

Man, that's gotta be worth more than 15 minutes of fame.

I bet he'll be on Rogan before the month is out.

How would you feel about investing in Mr Deepfake memecoin?

noupside.bsky.social•14 days ago

Nice job. Assume this why he pulled his site last week, esp given TAKE IT DOWN about to be law.

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

David Do, a Canadian pharmacist, has been identified as being a major figure behind Mr Deepfakes, with Bellingcat identifying an online footprint going back years, connecting multiple online personas to David Do

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

As has been reported by various outlets this week, Mr Deepfake announced it would be shutting down. There's been speculation about why that happened, but given it occurred soon after Do was approached for comment, it seems related to our investigation
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5388422/mr-deepfakes-porn-site-ai-shut-down

shaneconneely.bsky.social•15 days ago

Well done! Great trophy for the wall

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

Users have shared videos of not only celebrities, but private individuals, including friends and relatives. Non-consensual deepfake pornography has also been used to target public figures.

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

Always fun watching people delete their online footprint, even though we've archived everything already.

frankexchange.bsky.social•15 days ago

Love that for him.

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

CBC's coverage includes interviews with victims of non-consensual deepfake pornography featured on the website, ranging from celebrities to Instagram influencers.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mrdeepfakes-porn-website-key-figure-1.7527626

smallbirb.bsky.social•14 days ago

Nooo, Canada, we were doing so good with winning the election

eliothiggins.bsky.social•15 days ago

Politiken has an in-depth article on how the months long investigations into MrDeepFake unfolded, and how it eventually led to David Do being identified https://politiken.dk/edition/news/art10402336/On-the-surface-he-leads-a-quiet-life-in-the-suburbs.-But-now-we-can-reveal-the-identity-of-the-man-behind-the-worlds-largest-deepfake-porn-site

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