Bill would criminalize 'extremely harmful' online 'deepfakes’
Deepfake legislation from Rep. Yvette Clarke seeks to protect individuals nationwide from being misrepresented by certain kinds of digital content Newly introduced legislation seeks to protect individuals nationwide from being misrepresented by certain kinds of digital content known as "deepfakes," a category that includes deceptive political messages, computer-generated sexual abuse material and more. "We know that weaponized deception can be extremely harmful to our society," said Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., who authored the proposal and introduced it last week in the House, reviving a proposal she previously put forth in 2019. "This bill is meant to take us into the 21st century and establish a baseline so we can discern who is intending to harm us." Clarke told ABC News that her DEEPFAKES Accountability Act would provide prosecutors, regulators and particularly victims with resources, like detection technology, that Clarke believes they need to stand u...