United States of America: Bill establishing criminal and civil penalties for unlawful creation or distribution of deepfakes (HB 1529) was introduced to Arkansas House of Representatives

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Bill establishing criminal and civil penalties for unlawful creation or distribution of deepfakes (HB 1529) was introduced to Arkansas House of Representatives

On 19 February 2025, a Bill establishing criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful creation or distribution of deepfakes (HB 1529) was introduced to the Arkansas House of Representatives. The Bill would define “deepfake visual material” as digit…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-02-19
under deliberation

On 19 February 2025, a Bill establishing criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful creation or …

2025-04-08
under deliberation

On 8 April 2025, the Arkansas House of Representatives passed House Bill 1529, establishing crimina…

2025-04-14
adopted

On 14 April 2025, House Bill 1529 establishing criminal and civil penalties for unlawful creation o…

2025-04-17
adopted

On 17 April 2025, the Governor of Arkansas signed House Bill 1529 establishing criminal and civil p…