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Sharing deepfake porn could lead to lengthy prison time under proposed law


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Joining Morelle in pushing to criminalize deepfake pornography was Dorota and Francesca Mani, who have spent the past two months meeting with lawmakers, The Wall Street Journal reported. Morelle's office told Ars that "advocacy from partners like the Mani family" is "critical to bringing attention to this issue" and getting the proposed law "to the floor for a vote." To support laws like Morelle's, lawmakers have called for more funding for DARPA and the National Science Foundation to aid in ongoing efforts to create effective detection tools.

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