U.S. lawmakers, including Rep. Joe Morelle and Tom Kean Jr., are advocating for legislation that would criminalize sharing nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfake content, as highlighted in a bipartisan press conference held on Tuesday. The push for this law comes amidst a reported increase in general fraud in the UK, according to Statista, and the specific rise of deepfake fraud, which is becoming more common and difficult to detect. A 15-year-old victim from New Jersey, where more than 30 girls at her high school were victimized by deepfake sexual abuse in October, spoke at the U.S. Capitol to underscore the urgent need for this legislation. The proposed law could lead to lengthy prison time for those who share deepfake pornography.
A teen victim of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes joined New York lawmakers on Tuesday to advocate for a bipartisan bill that would criminalize sharing such material at the federal level https://t.co/46faL2v1TX
Lawmakers routinely propose bills that would sweep up all sorts of First Amendment-protected speech. We've seen a lot of this with social media, and we're starting to see it with artificial intelligence. https://t.co/HRNN2iW6lM
Bipartisan bills are being introduced across the US to fight AI deepfakes, especially non-consensual AI-generated porn and fake celebrity endorsements (@zenalbatross / VICE) https://t.co/zbwFcHCWaS 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/RfYe93ZUVn
“Sharing Fake Nude Images Could Become a Federal Crime Under Proposed Law” As I said. Article: https://t.co/jGRcXrJreb
Deepfake pornography is dangerous, abusive, and far too common. Yesterday, I was joined by lawmakers and victims of deepfake exploitation to advocate for my legislation to make this abhorrent behavior a federal crime. https://t.co/kpRa0SvZJX
Yesterday, a 15-year-old victim of deepfake sexual abuse spoke at the U.S. Capitol about the urgent need for a law addressing nonconsensual sexually-explicit deepfakes. More than 30 girls at her New Jersey high school were victimized in October. https://t.co/ahsfKQyP6s
A bipartisan joint press conference was held by congressmen Tom Kean Jr. and Joe Morelle on Tuesday, taking action to end deepfake sexual material.
Sharing deepfake porn could lead to lengthy prison time under proposed law https://t.co/zgVY81vRcB
A teenage victim of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes joined Rep. Joe Morelle on Tuesday to advocate for a bipartisan bill that would criminalize sharing such material at the federal level. https://t.co/DcFADaciBr
It's worth comparing our stats on the constant rise of deepfake fraud to the increase in general fraud in the UK, per Statista. New deepfake technology has made online fraud more common, easier to produce, and harder to detect. We need to stop this at the source, and soon. https://t.co/W7vX71xdi1