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Updated October 2970+ sources monitored11 stories today

7 ways to protect yourself as AI-generated deepfakes get harder to spot

NBC 5 ChicagoOct 29Technology & Detection

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Talking With Parents And Kids About Deepfakes, Online Safety, And The Take It Down Act

Big Country News |Oct 2Legislation & Policy

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Five technology providers dominate infrastructure supporting nonconsensual AI 'deepfake pornography'

Tech XploreOct 1General Coverage

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Deepfakes are overwhelming businesses unprepared to deal with AI threat: PindropBiometric Update EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity EFF Deeplinks Black Box: episode 2 — The hunt for ClothOff, the deepfake porn apppodcast Deepfake pornography survivor blasts blocking of DEFIANCE ActYahoo

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Legislation & Policy

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

Yahoo News UK

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 OpenAI endorses bipartisan DEFIANCE Act to combat explicit deepfakesCrypto Briefing OpenAI endorses US Defiance Act targeting nonconsensual deepfakesMLex

Schools & Youth

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

WHIZ

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.

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 Malaysia to strengthen laws against AI-generated child exploitation, deepfakesThe Malaysian Reserve

Technology & Detection

EU begins enforcing transparency rules on deepfakes and AI-generated content

The Brussels Times

This EU enforcement provides a critical international precedent and framework for platform accountability regarding deepfakes, directly informing NCADA's advocacy for similar measures and strengthening our Platform Accountability Scorecard criteria. The highest-leverage action is to integrate these EU transparency requirements as benchmarks into our upcoming Platform Accountability Scorecard to bolster our TAKE IT DOWN Act enforcement advocacy.

Preity Zinta moves Bombay high court to have her personality rights protected against deepfakes and AI generated content onlineThe Times of India Keep deepfakes, AI-generated content out of political adsThe Hill Times Why removing AI-generated deepfakes remains a challenge: The role of Strike by SynctricIndia.com

Advocacy & Organizations

Why Thorn Supports the STOP CSAM Act

Thorn

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EACA Brings Advertising Agencies to European Parliament as Irish Presidency Prioritises Children's Online Safety — LBBLittle Black Book Don’t look away: Have a conversation about online safety todayThorn

General Coverage

Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children

The Verge AI

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.

TikTok documentary posted by Paris Hilton digs into notorious deepfake pornography websiteNBC News Tech 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

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