Deepfake case study · Video
Netflix deepfake (Feb 2026)
ByteDance's AI video tool Seedance 2.0 generated videos mimicking characters and scenes from Netflix shows like 'Stranger Things', 'Bridgerton', and 'Squid Game'. Netflix sent a cease-and-desist letter, accusing…
- Incident date
- Feb 2026
- Target
- Netflix
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
ByteDance's AI video tool Seedance 2.0 generated videos mimicking characters and scenes from Netflix shows like 'Stranger Things', 'Bridgerton', and 'Squid Game'. Netflix sent a cease-and-desist letter, accusing ByteDance of using its IP without permission and demanding the removal of the infringing content and the IP from training datasets.