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Minnesota Senate passes deepfakes bill to criminalize people sharing altered sexual, political content

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In a nearly unanimous vote, the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to influence an election.

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  1. KOB 4

    Minnesota advances deepfakes bill to criminalize people sharing altered sexual, political content (opens KOB 4)

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    In a nearly unanimous vote, the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to influence an election.

  2. Fox News

    Minnesota advances bill that criminalizes sharing deepfake sexual images, content to influence elections (opens Fox News)

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    The Minnesota Senate has almost unanimously approved a measure that would criminalize the distribution of deepfakes that contain pornography and political misinformation.

  3. CBS News

    Minnesota Senate passes deepfakes bill to criminalize people sharing altered sexual, political content (opens CBS News)

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    In a nearly unanimous vote, the Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would criminalize people who non-consensually share deepfake sexual images of others, and people who share deepfakes to influence an election.

  4. Fortune

    Minnesota passes bill to criminalize people who share political and sexual deepfake images (opens Fortune)

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    The bill would allow prosecutors to charge people with up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for disseminating deepfakes.

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