Legislative Responses to Deepfakes

Two significant legislative proposals aim to address the issue of non-consensual and synthetic images. The Defiance Act focuses specifically on sexually explicit images, while the No Fakes Act seeks broader protections against faked images. There's an ongoing debate about whether a federal likeness law or defamation law would be more effective in combating the misuse of deepfakes, particularly regarding the differing treatment of public figures and minors.