Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women

Researchers from Stanford and Indiana University found that on Civitai, 90% of deepfake bounty requests targeted women and 86% asked for custom LoRAs between mid-2023 and late 2024. Bounties paid $0.50 to $5 and nearly 92% were fulfilled; MIT Technology Review confirmed that even after Civitai's May 2025 deepfake ban, many older requests and purchasable outputs remained live. The key point is that the platform hosts tutorials, payment rails, and matching infrastructure, not just user uploads.

Why it matters: HKR-H lands because the story turns abuse into a visible market. HKR-K lands on four concrete stats and a post-ban moderation gap; HKR-R lands on safety and governance anxiety around open image platforms. Strong featured, not p1.