Lawmakers want to carve out intimate AI deepfakes from Section 230 immunity
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are proposing a bill to carve out Section 230 protection for tech companies that fail to remove intimate AI deepfakes from their platforms.
Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) unveiled the Intimate Privacy Protection Act, Politico first reported, “to combat cyberstalking, intimate privacy violations, and digital forgeries,” as the bill says. The bill amends Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which currently shields online platforms from being held legally responsible for what their users post on their services. Under the Intimate Privacy Protection Act, that immunity could be taken away in cases where platforms fail to combat the kinds of harms listed. It does this by...