It has been several weeks since the DeepFake porn controversy, and Brandon “Atrioc” Ewing returned to Twitch to update fans on his fight against DeepFakes of streamers.
Atrioc made headlines earlier this year for his accidental confession on his stream to paying for DeepFakes of female streamers, some of which was friends he knows/knew.
When reality hit him after the leak, he faced his actions, went live with an emotional apology, and promised to redeem his mistakes. He admitted to doing this. He will step away from content creation and focus on working with a law firm to take down DeepFakes across the internet.
During this week, Atroic updated people on the situation by going live for the first time in six weeks. He has shared information about working with various people to help affected victims and take down DeepFake websites and videos.
He mentioned the best AI-developed tools by the company Ceartas. The AI tool automatically takes down stolen content from creators, and DeepFakes fall into that category. The algorithm requires a lot of data which is part of the issue with a need for creators willing to assist.
Atrioc also shared his involvement with some prominent creators impacted by the DeepFake situation, like QTCinderella, Pokimane, and Maya Higa, to help them. Amouranth asked for help taking down the fabricated content depicting her: “She had heard about the work I was doing somehow, and she asked if I could help her get stuff taken down.”
Thus far, he has shut down thousands of sites using the help of other creators and the algorithm. Even though it’s still a work in progress, he admitted he would only provide regular content or stream occasionally.
