US intimate deepfake bill clears House committee amid FTC enforcement uncertainty (correct*)
By Emma Whitford ( April 8, 2025, 22:07 GMT | Insight) -- Federal legislation that could compel tech platforms to take down non-consensual intimate deepfakes passed through a key US House committee today with near-unanimous support. But before sending the bill to the full chamber, Democrats made an ill-fated attempt to link its passage to reinstating fired members of the US Federal Trade Commission, which would be tasked with enforcing it. ...
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