Microsoft Hosted Explicit Videos of This Startup Founder for Years. Here's How She Got Them Taken Down

A Wired report details Breeze Liu’s years-long effort to remove hundreds of nonconsensual intimate images and deepfakes from the web, highlighting prolonged delays and miscommunications with Microsoft’s Azure takedown process compared to other companies. The piece underscores the emotional toll on victims, the complexities of content removal—especially when age is disputed—and the broader systemic challenges in combating digital abuse, with Microsoft acknowledging lessons learned after an eight-month resolution.