THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY passed a bipartisan bill to provide recourse to victims of porn deepfakes — or sexually-explicit, non-consensual images created with artificial intelligence.

The legislation, called the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act — passed in Congress’ upper chamber on Tuesday.  The legislation has been led by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in the House.

The legislation would amend the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to allow people to sue those who produce, distribute, or receive the deepfake pornography, if they “knew or recklessly disregarded” the fact that the victim did not consent to those images.

  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk
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    3 months ago

    I dunno, i’ve seen lots of Kamala deepfakes flooding the internet since her run was announced.

    VP is functionally essentially a senator with extra privilages

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      3 months ago

      VP is functionally essentially a senator with extra privilages

      But seemingly less power and influence somehow