Deepfakes created by a coworker on Yandex

The combined situation

A current or former coworker has created AI deepfake intimate imagery using your professional photographs from LinkedIn, the company website, or work events. Title VII workplace harassment obligations apply immediately upon employer notification. When this scenario plays out on Yandex specifically, removal proceeds through the statutory takedown process under 47 USC 223a combined with the scenario specific response that workplace cases require.

Why this combination is high risk

Yandex Images has historically had weaker filtering than Google or Bing, and surfaces results that are deindexed elsewhere. This makes Yandex a critical second pass for any NCII removal effort. For coworker deepfake cases, professional photographs that are required for work purposes including linkedin and company directories are precisely the high quality face shots that ai nudify and face swap tools use as input.

How removal proceeds

Yandex accepts removal requests through its abuse contact at copyright@yandex-team.ru. Yandex Images is particularly important because it indexes adult content that Google and Bing exclude. Title VII obligations create strong incentives for the employer to take swift action including the employer's parallel investigation, no contact arrangements, and termination authority.