The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue the producers and distributors of such content.
The proposal was put forward by Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on the Senate floor for unanimous consent, and is co-sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
It represents the latest in a line of congressional efforts to address harms caused by the distribution of nonconsensual deepfake imagery, including the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which was championed by First Lady Melania Trump and was signed into law last year by President Donald Trump.
The bill, known as the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and…
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