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US deepfake crackdown law faces censorship, victim aid concerns

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A new law in the United States, the Take It Down Act, is now fully in effect, mandating that social media platforms remove nonconsensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes, within 48 hours. While major tech companies like Meta, Google, and Snap have expressed support and confidence in their ability to comply, experts are concerned the law could be ineffective for victims and potentially enable censorship. The act criminalizes the distribution of such imagery, whether real or AI-generated, and imposes significant fines for non-compliance. AI

IMPACT New regulations on AI-generated deepfakes could impact content moderation policies and the development of AI safety tools.

RANK_REASON New federal law with significant regulatory and policy implications for major tech platforms and content moderation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Lauren Feiner ·

    America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here

    A law requiring social networks to quickly remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual imagery is now fully in force. But experts warn the policy could do little to help victims - and at worst could facilitate censorship online. Last May, President Donald Trump signed the Tak…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here A law requiring social networks to quickly remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual imagery is now

    America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here A law requiring social networks to quickly remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual imagery is now fully in force. But experts warn the policy could do little to help victims - and at worst could facilitate censo… http…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/take-it-down-act-notice-re…

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