Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Criminalize Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography
Proposed legislation could lead to imprisonment and hefty fines, while also providing a path for victims to sue offenders.
- Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY) has re-introduced the 'Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act', which seeks to criminalize the non-consensual disclosure of digitally altered intimate images. The proposed law could lead to damages of up to $150,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years.
- The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Kean (R-NJ) and has been reintroduced following an incident at a New Jersey high school where AI-generated pornographic images of female students were circulated without their consent.
- The proposed legislation also provides a path for victims to sue offenders in civil court.
- Lawmakers have called for more funding for DARPA and the National Science Foundation to aid in ongoing efforts to create effective detection tools for deepfakes.
- Victims of non-consensual deepfakes, including New Jersey high schooler Francesca Mani, have spoken out in support of the bill, advocating for stronger laws against the creation and distribution of such material.
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