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DEFIANCE Act

A proposed law aimed at letting victims sue creators and distributors of nonconsensual synthetic pornography.

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Jan 23, 2026
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What legal actions have celebrities or doctors taken against AI deepfake endorsement scams?

Celebrities have responded to AI-driven through a mix of private lawsuits seeking damages and injunctions, public lobbying for new laws, and leveraging existing trademark and false-endorsement theorie...

Jan 18, 2026
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What legal tools exist for victims to recover money lost to AI‑driven health scams that used celebrity deepfakes?

Victims of AI-driven health scams that use celebrity deepfakes can pursue a mix of traditional tort and fraud claims, emerging statutory causes of action targeted at non‑consensual deepfakes, and admi...

Jan 18, 2026

What regulatory steps are being taken to stop AI deepfakes in online advertising?

Governments and regulators are moving from observation to action on AI deepfakes, combining mandates to label and trace synthetic content with notice-and-takedown rules and criminal/civil remedies for...

Jan 14, 2026

What successful civil judgments have victims won against platforms for hosting deepfake-driven health scams?

There are, to date in the reporting provided, no landmark U.S. civil judgments holding major platforms liable for hosting deepfake-driven medical or health‑scam content; most legal activity instead co...

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