Heinrich Advances Legislation to Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes
January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Advances Legislation to Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), bipartisan legislation that gives su . . .
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Heinrich Advances Legislation to Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), bipartisan legislation that gives su . . .