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Deepfake removal,
by the lawyer who helped draft
YouTube's deepfake policy.

Detection, attorney-drafted filings, and platform escalation for public figures facing AI impersonation across YouTube, Meta, TikTok, X, and domain takedowns. Includes deepfakes, voice clones, cloned channels, and copycat accounts.

70,000+
Removals processed
320M+
Fraudulent views pulled
95%
Takedown success rate
48h
Median filing turnaround
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CONFIDENCE: 99.8%
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— Why this matters now

Even sophisticated observers can't tell anymore.

Bill Ackman knows Elon Musk personally. He still couldn't verify the deepfake. If he can't tell, your audience stopped trying weeks ago.

Enforcement is the only signal your audience still reads.

Source · X · Nov 9, 2025
Bill Ackman
Bill Ackman
@BillAckman

This is one of the best explanations of what is going in America right now … @elonmusk is the spokesperson. He is brilliant, incredibly articulate, and spot on.

What makes this video even more remarkable is that I am pretty sure but not totally sure that it is AI. Not just Elon speaking the words, but the words that are actually spoken.

For someone who has followed Elon for many years … the tone, the choice of words, the thoughts behind them match with the Elon that we all know. But it is highly likely to be AI.

11:42 AM · Nov 9, 2025 View on X →
Fig 2 · Bill Ackman publicly uncertain about a synthetic Elon Musk video.
— How we work

Four steps. No black box.

Deepfake removal on YouTube is a named policy with a specific evidentiary bar. We file against it the way its reviewers were trained to read, because we trained them.

01
DETECTION

Continuous scanning across the principal's surface.

We scan YouTube, TikTok, Meta, and X daily for AI-generated content using your principal's likeness or voice. You can also submit URLs directly. They enter the same queue.

02
REVIEW & DRAFT

Drafted against the platform's own policy.

Every flag is reviewed by our policy team. We draft each takedown using the platform's deepfake policy, not a generic DMCA notice, naming the specific policy the content violates.

03
ESCALATION

We know how the review process works.

We worked inside these systems. We know how the policies are written, how reviewers are trained, and how filings are weighed — so we draft each takedown the way it's most likely to be accepted. Legal escalation when standard review stalls.

04
REPORTING

Live dashboard. Monthly report.

You get a real-time tracking dashboard the day we start — what's been removed, when it came down, and the stats behind it. A monthly report rolls it up for the principal and their team.

— Before & after

What changes when you hire us.

Most teams try self-filing or a generic brand-protection retainer first. Both miss. Here's the delta, row by row.

Without RemoveWise
With RemoveWise
Filing language
Generic DMCA or platform form. Often rejected for citing the wrong policy.
Attorney-drafted against the specific deepfake policy, the way reviewers expect to read it.
Who reads it
Front-line trust & safety queue, same as any user report.
Filings drafted with insider knowledge of how each platform's review actually works.
Speed
Days to weeks. No SLA. No escalation path when something stalls.
24 to 72h median on YouTube. 48h filing turnaround. Legal escalation when standard review stalls.
Re-uploads
Every copy is a new fight. Per-video charges if you've hired a vendor.
Re-uploads caught by continuous scanning. Included in the subscription, no per-video fees.
Reporting
Nothing, or a dashboard you can't hand to your GC.
Real-time tracking dashboard plus a monthly report.
Pricing
Per-video charges, or opaque monthly retainers from agencies built for trademark work.
Flat scope per engagement. No per-video charges. No surprise invoices.
— What we cover

Every major platform. Video and voice.

Surface
How we file
What to expect
YouTube
Precise filings drafted against the platform's deepfake policy, the way its review process is built to accept them.
Median turnaround 24 to 72h. Highest success rate on the open web.
Meta
Filed against Meta's impersonation and synthetic media policies, drafted to fit how their reviewers process complaints.
Slower than YouTube. Good outcomes on a longer horizon.
TikTok
Standard review with legal escalation when filings stall. Drafted against TikTok's named synthetic-media policy.
Reliable for clear deepfakes. Harder for edit-of-real cases.
Voice clonesAll platforms
Same deepfake policy, same drafting approach. Cloning fingerprint and source-script matching attached when it strengthens the filing.
Cloned sermons, faked interviews, donation scams in the principal's voice.
Note X is handled case-by-case. We'll tell you up front whether something there is likely to move.
— FAQ

Questions we
hear in intake.

Don't see yours? Book a scoping call →

01How long does a deepfake takedown take?+
On YouTube, median turnaround is 24 to 72 hours from filing to removal once the takedown is accepted. Meta is typically a week or more. TikTok varies by case. We file within 48 hours of a confirmed detection.
02What does deepfake removal cost?+
Pricing is scope-based, not per-video. Subscriptions start at $2,000/month for YouTube-only Core Defense and scale with added platforms and volume. One-time cleanups are priced against the threat footprint. Full pricing is on the pricing page.
03Do I need a lawyer to file a deepfake takedown?+
No, but ours pass through one. Every RemoveWise filing is reviewed and drafted by a licensed attorney (California Bar #331214). Platforms don't require attorney representation, but attorney-signed filings are read by a different queue and are materially harder to dismiss.
04What if the deepfake keeps getting re-uploaded?+
Re-uploads are the rule, not the exception. Continuous scanning catches them as they appear. Subscriptions include re-upload removal with no additional charge. If a specific channel is the source, we escalate at the channel level rather than per-video.
05Is the process confidential?+
Yes. Filings are made on the principal's behalf through standard platform channels. No public filings, no press. Authorization documents are encrypted, stored off our servers, and deleted when the engagement ends. We sign NDAs on request.
06Do you work with YouTube's Likeness Detection tool?+
Yes, for principals in the YouTube Partner Program. We manage the Likeness Detection dashboard, filter false positives, and route real hits into the same takedown queue. Ask about it during scoping.

Let's get the work started.

Send us the URLs, the names, or just the pattern. One business day to reply with a scope, a price, and a filing plan.

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