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Deepfake Laws

Forty‑nine states and D.C. having criminal prohibitions against nonconsensual intimate imagery and many states enacting separate deepfake provisions

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Feb 4, 2026

How does the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act interact with state criminal penalties for nonconsensual sexual deepfakes?

The creates a federal offense for knowingly publishing nonconsensual intimate images and digital forgeries () and imposes platform notice-and-removal duties enforced by the , while explicitly preservi...

Jan 6, 2026

Which legal actions, state lottery policies, or consumer protection measures introduced in 2025 have been most effective against impersonation fraud?

The most effective 2025 interventions against impersonation fraud have been targeted federal and state measures that force platform takedowns of harmful synthetic content and expand regulatory liabili...