Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
US Senate Passes DEFIANCE Act to Combat Harmful Non-Consensual AI Deepfakes
The US Senate has passed the DEFIANCE Act, a landmark bill allowing victims of non-consensual AI-generated explicit imagery to sue those who produce or distribute the content. This legislative move follows growing public outcry over deepfakes proliferated on platforms like X via Grok. By establishing federal civil recourse, the act aims to provide survivors with legal tools to hold creators accountable.