Submit a perceptual hash to StopNCII.org for political deepfake on Signal
AI deepfake intimate imagery is being deployed to damage your political candidacy or political role. Signal does not provide platform side content moderation, so removal proceeds against the sender or hosting infrastructure.
Political deepfake attacks are time critical because the news cycle damage occurs within hours of distribution. Coordinate with FBI election integrity contacts and counsel within the first 24 hours of discovery. On Signal specifically: signal does not have content moderation tooling because of its end to end encryption and zero metadata architecture.
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AI deepfake intimate imagery is being deployed to damage your political candidacy or political role. This combination of NCII and election interference activates additional federal authorities including the FEC and FBI election integrity teams. Signal is a messaging platform with approximately 70 million monthly users. Signal does not provide platform side content moderation, so removal proceeds against the sender or hosting infrastructure. Generates a perceptual hash of the deepfake content on your device and submits the hash, not the image itself, to a cross platform partner network including Meta, TikTok, Pornhub, and Bumble. Participating platforms then prevent any image matching the hash from being uploaded.
Why this matters for political deepfake on Signal
- Political deepfake attacks have become a documented election interference vector. Adversaries use AI deepfake intimate imagery as a high impact attack because the damage occurs during the rapid news cycle when correction is impossible.
- Signal's zero metadata model is privacy protective for legitimate users but provides no platform side enforcement option for NCII victims. Content can be forwarded to other Signal users without trace.
- Public figure deepfake content benefits from coordinated communications response in addition to legal removal. The audience for the content is also the audience for the correction, which means the legal track and the public response must be sequenced together.
- Messaging platform distribution is harder to remove from the platform itself, but the closed audience produces evidence preservation advantages because group chat metadata is highly recoverable.
- Political deepfake cases receive coordinated FBI response because of the election integrity dimension. The federal investigation often produces results that exceed what a standard NCII case would deliver. This is particularly relevant when the action you are pursuing is file the StopNCII hash, because after the initial platform removal is in progress. the hash submission provides ongoing prevention against re upload across the partner platform network.
How removal works
What to do, step by step
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Forensically preserve every instance before any other action Capture full page screenshots with the URL bar visible, save the highest resolution copy of the political deepfakes available, and document any visible AI generator fingerprints including watermarks, edge blending artifacts, and skin texture inconsistencies. All identified URLs hosting the deepfake content
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Run a biometric scan to find every copy across platforms political deepfake content distributed on Signal rarely stays there. ScanErase indexes 2.4 billion face embeddings across 200 plus platforms and identifies every current hosting location in a single scan, including mirror copies and AI generated variants.
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Submit the perceptual hash to StopNCII.org Generate the perceptual hash on your own device using the StopNCII.org tool. Submit only the hash, not the image itself. The hash will be propagated to Signal and other StopNCII.org partner platforms within 48 hours, preventing identical re upload across the partner network.
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Preserve identification metadata for subpoena Even anonymous accounts produce identifiable metadata through Signal. Account creation IP, device fingerprint, and posting history support law enforcement subpoena to identify the perpetrator. Doe defendant filings preserve civil claims while identification proceeds.
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Coordinate the Signal platform removal pipeline Signal does not have content moderation tooling because of its end to end encryption and zero metadata architecture. Removal of content requires action against the sender directly.
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Escalate through hosting and CDN if required Signal's architecture means there is no platform side enforcement. Action against the sender is the only available remedy. Police reports with the sender's phone number and law enforcement subpoenas are the practical path.
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File the complete evidence record for the legal track StopNCII.org operates under the legal framework of the Revenge Porn Helpline (UK) provides the foundational legal basis for this action. Document every notice sent, every platform response, and every confirmation in a single evidence file. ScanErase produces this Verified Removal Package automatically as your case progresses.
The 48 hour statutory deadline
Legal context
- StopNCII.org operates under the legal framework of the Revenge Porn Helpline (UK)
- Participating platforms enforce hash matches under their own terms of service
- Signal cannot be compelled to remove content because it does not have access to it. The TAKE IT DOWN Act enforcement against Signal is therefore ineffective. The remedy is action against the sender under state NCII statutes.
- political deepfake statutory basis: 47 USC 223a TAKE IT DOWN Act for the underlying NCII removal
- Federal election interference statutes where applicable
Frequently asked questions
Does my public figure status weaken my claim against deepfake content?
Public figure status does not weaken NCII claims. The TAKE IT DOWN Act applies to public figures identically to private individuals, and right of publicity claims provide additional civil remedies for unauthorized commercial use of celebrity likeness.
How long will Signal actually take to remove the deepfake content?
Signal does not have platform side moderation tools, so removal does not proceed through the platform itself. The remedy is action against the sender directly. ScanErase coordinates the parallel legal response that does produce removal in these cases.
Will the platform notify the perpetrator that I filed the takedown notice?
Most platforms provide some notification to the account that posted the content, but the notification typically does not identify you. Your name and contact information are not shared with the perpetrator. The notification is limited to the fact that content was removed under a statutory NCII notice.
What if the perpetrator re uploads the deepfake to Signal after removal?
Signal retains hash signatures of removed NCII content which prevents identical re uploads to the same platform. A follow-up ScanErase scan checks for re uploads across all 200 plus indexed platforms, including AI generated variant versions, so you can file a new notice as soon as matches reappear.
Will the file the StopNCII hash action reveal my identity to Signal or the perpetrator?
Permanent perceptual hash record across the StopNCII.org partner network. Future upload attempts of the matching deepfake to participating platforms are blocked at the upload stage. The disclosure scope is limited to what the action requires. Your scan and removal process is not disclosed to employers, family, or any third parties beyond the recipients required by the specific legal procedure.
I searched deepfakes of me are being used to attack my campaign and found this guide. What is the very first thing I should do right now?
Before any other action, forensically preserve the evidence with full page screenshots and the highest resolution file copies you can obtain. Do not allow the campaign communications team to respond independently. The legal and law enforcement response must be coordinated to preserve federal investigation options and to avoid statements that complicate the criminal case. Once evidence is preserved, the Signal takedown notice and the file the StopNCII hash action can proceed in parallel.
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