Revised 'NO FAKES' Legislation Banning AI Abuses Reintroduced in Congress

Revised 'NO FAKES' Legislation Banning AI Abuses Reintroduced in Congress

Federal lawmakers from both parties reintroduced a revised version of the NO FAKES Act, a Congressional bill aimed at unauthorized AI deepfake videos imitating a real person’s voice and likeness. The bill, whose Senate co-sponsors include Republicans Thom Tillis and Marsha Blackburn as well as Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Chris Coons, was first introduced to Congress last year with open support from various Hollywood unions like SAG-AFTRA, musici…

NO FAKES Act Reintroduced Again — This Time With Additional Support From Spotify and Getty

An updated version of the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday (May 20) with a wide coalition of music industry support, including from the three major music companies, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Recording Academy and the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The bill, which aims to establish…

Lawmakers Introduce Revised No Fakes Act To Restrict Deepfakes

A new version of the No Fakes Act — a bill to regulate the use of AI replicas of a person’s voice and likeness — was introduced on Wednesday, in hopes that the legislation will gain momentum in the time remaining of the current Congress. An earlier version of the bill was introduced last year, […]

Music industry welcomes revised NO FAKES Act, but Spotify says “still work to do”

The music industry has welcomed a revised version of the NO FAKES Act which was introduced in Washington yesterday. This is the act that will create a new US-wide right to help performers and creators, and people more generally, control their voice and likeness in the context of AI. Although generally supported by the music industry from the off, there have been critics of the act and the new ‘digital replica right’ it will introduce, including …

US No Fakes Act returns – and this time it includes music-streaming

Since 2023, American politicians have been trying to tackle unauthorised AI deepfakes with a piece of legislation called the No Fakes Act. It was originally unveiled as a draft in 2023, then formally introduced in the US Senate in 2024. However, it ran out of time to become law before the US elections that year, so was reintroduced […]

RIAA Reaffirms Support for NO FAKES Act as Broad Bipartisan & Cross-Sector Consensus Builds

Senate & House Reintroduce Bill to Combate AI Deepfakes Creative Communities, AI Developers, Child Safety Groups, Labor Unions, Conservatives & Free Speech Advocates Align on Landmark Protections for Individuals While Enabling Innovation The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) applauds bicameral momentum from Democrats and Republicans for the NO FAKES Act (“Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2026”) as…