Malicious Deep Fake Prohibition Act of 2018 This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the creation or distribution of fake electronic media records that appear realistic.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Computer security and identity theftDigital mediaElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSound recordingSubversive activitiesViolent crime
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain fraudulent audiovisual records, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3805| Senate
| Updated: 12/21/2018
Malicious Deep Fake Prohibition Act of 2018 This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the creation or distribution of fake electronic media records that appear realistic.
Computer security and identity theftDigital mediaElections, voting, political campaign regulationFirst Amendment rightsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaSound recordingSubversive activitiesViolent crime