2026-01-13 18:04:29

The US Senate just greenlit sweeping legislation targeting nonconsensual AI-generated sexual content—meaning victims can now pursue legal action. The move comes as major social platforms face mounting pressure over a surge of synthetic explicit material. The law represents a significant step in establishing clearer legal frameworks around AI-generated content, an increasingly pressing concern across Web3 and mainstream platforms alike. With synthetic media becoming more sophisticated, regulators are finally catching up to the technology—and the community is watching closely.

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MeltdownSurvivalist

· 16h ago

Someone finally took care of this matter; it should have been addressed and rectified long ago.

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ZkSnarker

· 20h ago

well technically regulators moving at lightspeed compared to the last decade... imagine if they'd done this for deepfakes in 2016 lmao. here's the thing about nonconsensual synthetic content tho—enforcement is gonna be a nightmare. who's actually gonna verify chain of custody on these images? feel like we're gonna see a lot of legal theater before anything meaningful happens fr.

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DegenDreamer

· 20h ago

Manipulating AI-generated pornographic content... finally someone is taking serious action, but it's probably just treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

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rugpull_survivor

· 20h ago

Someone finally took care of this mess; it was about time to step in.

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GateUser-2fce706c

· 20h ago

I've said it before, AI governance is a track that will inevitably see action sooner or later. Now that the US has taken a step, the whole world is following suit. This is the trend, brothers. Those who seize this wave of policy dividends are the winners.

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DeepRabbitHole

· 20h ago

Someone finally took care of this matter, truly incredible... It's time to take strong action.

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ChainDoctor

· 21h ago

Finally, someone is taking action. These AI abusers should have gotten into trouble long ago.

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StakoorNeverSleeps

· 21h ago

NGL regulation has finally started to move, but this is just the beginning... The real issue is how to handle the content that has already been leaked out.

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