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Updated July 3170+ sources monitored35 stories today

Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children

This article directly highlights a critical failure in platform accountability, as Hugging Face enables the creation of nonconsensual deepfakes, including those targeting women and children, which is central to NCADA's mission to combat deepfake abuse. The highest-leverage action is to immediately integrate Hugging Face's insufficient moderation practices into our Platform Accountability Scorecard, leveraging the upcoming TAKE IT DOWN Act enforcement project to demand urgent policy changes and content removal mechanisms.

Prosecutor explains how to combat revenge porn and deepfakes — WHIZ — Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting

WHIZJul 28Schools & Youth

This article directly informs NCADA's mission by providing critical insights into legal strategies for combating deepfake abuse, which is essential for our Platform Accountability Scorecard and Response Wizard. The highest-leverage action is to integrate the prosecutor's explained combat strategies into the development of our Response Wizard and the enforcement criteria for our Platform Accountability Scorecard.

AOC says her anti-deepfake porn Defiance Act is being blocked over 'personal beef'

Yahoo News UKJul 24Legislation & Policy

The blocking of AOC's Defiance Act due to political infighting directly impedes crucial legislative progress against deepfake abuse, impacting NCADA's advocacy for robust protections and highlighting the political challenges in addressing this urgent issue. NCADA should

AOC speaks out over her anti-deepfake porn Defiance ActYahoo San Francisco demands Apple and Google remove nudify apps over nonconsensual deepfakesМежа. Новини України.Parkland man released on bond after arrest for AI-generated child porn; Experts warn over deepfakesCBS News Preity Zinta moves Bombay high court to have her personality rights protected against deepfakes and AI generated content onlineThe Times of India

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Legislation & Policy

OpenAI endorses bipartisan DEFIANCE Act to combat explicit deepfakes

Crypto Briefing

OpenAI's endorsement of the DEFIANCE Act signifies increasing industry alignment with NCADA's mission to combat deepfake abuse, potentially bolstering our Platform Accountability Scorecard and broader legislative advocacy efforts. The

OpenAI endorses US Defiance Act targeting nonconsensual deepfakesMLex OpenAI endorses US Defiance Act targeting nonconsensual deepfakesMLex Congress tees up No FAKES Act, aiming at AI-generated deepfakesCyberScoop

Schools & Youth

Malaysia to strengthen laws against AI-generated child exploitation, deepfakes

The Malaysian Reserve

Malaysia's move to strengthen laws against AI-generated child exploitation and deepfakes directly supports NCADA's mission to protect youth from such abuse and highlights the global urgency of this issue, aligning with our international advocacy efforts. The highest-leverage action is to engage with Malaysian authorities to offer NCADA's Hashbank technology and expertise for content identification and removal, ensuring effective enforcement of these new laws.

15 tech companies including Meta and TikTok have to take down revenge porn and deepfakes within 48 hoursCybernews From Sextortion to Deepfake Porn, Nurul Arifin Reveals New Threats in the Digital SpaceVOI.ID South Korea’s women web sleuths fight AI deepfake pornThe Straits Times

Technology & Detection

Keep deepfakes, AI-generated content out of political ads

The Hill Times

This matters to NCADA because the proliferation of deepfakes and AI-generated content in political ads directly threatens democratic integrity and public trust, especially among youth, which is central to our mission against deepfake abuse. The single highest-leverage action is to expand the Platform Accountability Scorecard to rigorously pressure social media companies for proactive detection and swift removal of deceptive AI-generated political content.

Deepfakes, other AI-generated content must be labelled under EU rulesyahoo.com Government strengthens framework to counter AI-generated deepfakes through legal safeguards, platform accountability and citizen protectiontele.net.in Zimbabwe steps up fight against deepfakes, synthetic mediaHerald.co.zw

Advocacy & Organizations

Why Thorn Supports the STOP CSAM Act

Thorn

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General Coverage

TikTok documentary posted by Paris Hilton digs into notorious deepfake pornography website

NBC News Tech

This high-profile TikTok documentary directly aligns with NCADA's mission to combat deepfake abuse, raising critical awareness about deepfake pornography that informs our school incident database and underscores the urgency of our Platform

AI Deepfake Pornography Charges: 140 Victims Named as Take It Down Act Claims First Major ArrestsTech Times Take It Down Act mandates social media platforms remove deepfake porn within 48 hoursCrypto Briefing It’s make or break time for AI labeling systemsThe Verge AI

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