Italian police block AI‑generated porn site cFake.com targeting women politicians and celebrities

Italian police, acting on a prosecution in Rome, seized the website cFake.com after it was found to host AI‑generated explicit images of women, including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, opposition leader Elly Schlein, actress Sophia Loren, TV host Michelle Hunziker and singer Angelina Mango. The investigation began in October 2025 following cyber‑security alerts. Technical analysis located the hosting infrastructure in the United States. In November 2025 a Roman court authorized a pre‑emptive seizure, and US Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of Justice applied the 2025 Take It Down Act to block the domain. French police also took part in the coordinated operation. cFake.com, active since 2007, originally relied on photo‑montages and later incorporated artificial‑intelligence deepfakes, amassing thousands of non‑consensual pornographic images of public figures worldwide. The joint crackdown is hailed as a significant example of cross‑border policing against the misuse of artificial intelligence for non‑consensual erotic content.