"Bavfakes" (or "BAV fakes") is a term that primarily appears in social media contexts, specifically within the online community that tracks and critiques artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes highly edited images of public figures, often Twitch streamers like
However, because much of this content borders on or explicitly crosses into adult territory (often referred to as "non-consensual deepfake pornography" or NCII), these communities frequently face de-platforming. This has led to a "cat-and-mouse" game between moderators of mainstream sites like Reddit or Twitter and the creators of this content. Ethical and Legal Concerns bavfakes
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