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Social media influencer deepfake (Sep 2025)
Josh Stilman is accused of sending AI-generated nude images of a social media influencer via Instagram and threatening to post them online if she didn't respond to his messages. He used the username 'FriendBlender'.…
- Incident date
- Sep 2025
- Target
- Social media influencer
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Josh Stilman is accused of sending AI-generated nude images of a social media influencer via Instagram and threatening to post them online if she didn't respond to his messages. He used the username 'FriendBlender'. The FBI found AI-generated images on Stilman's Google Drive and messages sent to the victim.