"Family Fights for Enhanced Safeguards Against Deepfake Nudes Targeting Teen Girls"

A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims of deepfake nudes after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey. Similar incidents involving AI-generated explicit images of teen girls have also been reported in Washington state. The rise of deepfake technology has led to an unprecedented boom in explicit AI-generated material that overwhelmingly harms women and children. Families are pushing for robust safeguards, federal regulation, and uniform protections across the country to combat this issue. Several states have passed their own laws criminalizing nonconsensual deepfake porn, while others are considering legislation. Advocates argue for a federal law that penalizes organizations profiting from deepfake products and apps and provides consistent protections nationwide.