US EditionDeepfakes May Soon Land Creators in Legal Trouble
- In 2025, Joe Bonamassa informed his followers about a counterfeit video featuring him that was spreading on social media, demonstrating that it was completely fabricated by comparing it to the authentic live footage from Bay City, Michigan.
- The fake video was created apparently to express love for someone named Lizzie and included fabricated dialogue and an elderly audience member story that Bonamassa called disturbing.
- To address the rising misuse of deepfakes, legislation has been passed that classifies the creation of harmful deepfake content as digital forgery, punishable as a third-degree misdemeanor.
- The bill exempts law enforcement and those unknowingly sharing such content, and its passage follows 14 states enacting similar laws amid rising incidents affecting public figures and voters.
- This legislation aims to curb deepfake-driven fraud and misinformation while preserving constitutional rights, as lawmakers warn that increasingly sophisticated AI tools could cause more widespread harm.
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Kendal Police, uncovered a case of technology abuse in the form of creating pornographic content using deepfake technology.
“So as I record this video, just know it's not for a transaction, it's not for an Apple card, it's not for a favor… It's for you”: Joe Bonamassa just posted a creepy deepfaked love letter and is understandably freaked out by it
Someone just used his likeness to fake a passionate love letter to ‘Lizzie’…
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