Study Finds YouTube and X Are Major Gateways Driving Millions of Visits to 'Nudify' Deepfake Tools

Mainstream social media platforms are funneling millions of users toward services that generate nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfakes for as little as $1 per image, according to a new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD). The findings, detailed in an analysis titled *Mapping the 'Nudify' Tools Ecosystem*, suggest that the discovery and referral pathways for these abusive tools now run through some of the internet's most heavily trafficked sites rather than the obscure forums with which they were once associated.