United States of America: Governor signed Bill establishing criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful creation or distribution of deepfakes (HB 1529/Act 827)
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Governor signed Bill establishing criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful creation or distribution of deepfakes (HB 1529/Act 827)
On 17 April 2025, the Governor of Arkansas signed House Bill 1529 establishing criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful creation or distribution of deepfakes as Act 827 into law. The Bill defines “deepfake visual material” as digitally manipula…
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
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-19
under deliberation
2025-04-08
under deliberation
2025-04-14
adopted