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Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
The VergeTuesday, July 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Hugging Face is being used to make nonconsensual deepfakes, and the popular open-source AI model repository is doing very little to prevent it.
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What happened
Hugging Face is being used to make nonconsensual deepfakes, and the popular open-source AI model repository is doing very little to prevent it.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
The Verge published: Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Hugging Face and Hugging.
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