United States of America: Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-consensual Edits Act of 2025 (DEFIANCE Act of 2025/SB 1837) was introduced to Senate
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Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-consensual Edits Act of 2025 (DEFIANCE Act of 2025/SB 1837) was introduced to Senate
On 21 May 2025, the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-consensual Edits Act of 2025 (DEFIANCE Act of 2025/SB 1837) was reintroduced in the 119th Congress to address non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, commonly known a…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2024-01-30
under deliberation
2024-07-23
under deliberation
2025-01-03
rejected
2025-05-21
under deliberation