To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 or the DEFIANCE Act of 2024.
- Section ide516e453ab19467e84a77033e0f283e5: 2. Findings Congress finds that: Digital forgeries, often called deepfakes, are synthetic images and videos that look realistic. The technology to create...
- Section id80edcba2165c487c9b15204f8f881510: 3. Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images Section 1309 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (15 U.S.C. 6851) is amended— in the...
- Section id247c553983df4765aad5fdbb7c9e8e5c: 4. Severability If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- technology companies and users of digital services
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hawley, and Ms. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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