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People of the State of California v. Sol Ecom, Et Al.

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Summary

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against "some of the world’s largest websites that create and distribute nonconsensual AI-generated pornography." These companies are the owners of the sixteen "most-visited websites that invite users to create nonconsensual nude images of women and girls," including Sol Ecom, Inc., Briver LLC, Itai Tech Ltd., DeFireX OÜ, Itai OÜ, Augustin Gribinets, and DOEs #1 through #50. The suit alleges that the website owners and operators violate "state and federal laws prohibiting deepfake pornography, revenge pornography, and child pornography" as well as California's Unfair Competition Law. It is seeking "the removal of Defendants’ websites as well as injunctive relief to permanently restrain Defendants from engaging in this unlawful conduct. The lawsuit also seeks civil penalties and costs for bringing the lawsuit."

Updates

November 19, 2024. The case is designated as complex litigation and singly assigned to Judge Ethan P. Schulman at the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco.

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