Deepfake porn production site has 'function to log in with Google, Apple, LINE account'



Many web services that require user registration simplify account creation by providing buttons such as '

Log in with Google ' or ' Sign in with Apple .' These login services should only be implemented in web services that meet certain criteria, but examples of their use in deepfake pornography creation sites have been discovered.

Harmful “nudify” websites used Google, Apple, and Discord sign-on systems | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/harmful-nudify-websites-used-google-apple-and-discord-sign-on-systems/

Some web services have a function that allows you to log in using account information used for other companies' services. For example, the e-book service 'BOOK WALKER' allows you to log in using accounts from services such as 'Google,' 'Apple,' 'Niconico,' 'LINE,' 'Yahoo! JAPAN,' 'd Account,' 'X,' and 'Facebook' instead of creating a BOOK WALKER account.



When implementing the 'login with external service account' function, you must follow the rules of external services such as Google and Apple. For example, Google requires that implementers of 'Login with Google' set up a terms of use page and a privacy policy page, and the 'Sign in with Apple' '

Guidelines ' include a clause prohibiting use on pornographic sites.



However, an investigation by the foreign media WIRED revealed that many deep fake porn production sites have implemented a 'function to log in with an account of an external service.' The table below summarizes the services that provide login functions and the number of adoptions by deep fake porn production sites. In particular, it seems that the number of adoptions of 'Log in with Google' was high.

Service Name Number of hires
Google 16
Discord 13
Apple 6
X 3
Patreon 2
LINE 2


The companies that provided the login feature reportedly stopped providing services to the website after receiving a call from WIRED. However, Professor Claire McGlynn , who studies online pornography regulation at Durham University, criticized the response of the major tech companies, saying, 'The reluctance of major tech companies to take action is encouraging the growth of nude sites and similar sites. ' 'The concern is that major tech companies are not implementing the most basic of moderation procedures. It is clear that the major tech companies are not concerned at all about (deepfake porn sites using their services). If they were concerned, they would have taken measures to restrict access.'

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