Dad next door exposed as vile mastermind behind hardcore deep fake porn site: documentary

A 36-year-old pharmacist and dad of one has been exposed as the architect of one of the world’s biggest deep fake porn sites, according to a new documentary.David Do, who portrayed himself as a loving family man and pillar of his local Toronto community, was uncovered after a years long investigation by veteran tech journalist Laurie Segall, in a series presented by hotel heiress Paris Hilton.Mr Deepfakes — the site he owned and operated — invited users to create nonconsensual deep fake pornography using images of celebrities, friends, family, acquaintances or simply random images pulled from the internet.The site, which at its height had over 17 million monthly users, operated in a legal loophole — with zero accountability and consequences, but with thousands upon thousands of often completely unsuspecting victims.When Segall uncovered Mr Deepfakes’ identity though, she was shocked by his dad next door identity — a well-liked neighbor who lived a parallel life as a community pharmacist.“Offline, you couldn’t get a bad word about him.We found an Instagram post of him working in a hospital during COVID,” Segall told The Post.But the dad of one, who lived in a modest house in a nice neighborhood and drove a family car, was unrepentant when Segall confronted him.“I was shaken because it wasn’t that he wasn’t afraid,” she recalled.

“It was more like ‘how dare you show up here’.”“The reason I set out to do this story is that [what Do did] can turn young boys into a person who thinks its ok to digitally undress someone,” Segall said, of the site which allowed anyone to create fake — shareable — porn with just a photograph of someone.“It felt so incredibly dystopian.

I remember looking at this and thinking how on earth is this allowed to exist.“I’m speaking to victims who want to end their lives,” she added.Last week, Segall launched her sprawling 14-part investigation on TikTok alongside Paris Hilton, who said she joine...