Revised ‘NO FAKES’ Legislation Banning AI Abuses Reintroduced in Congress
The NO FAKES Act has been reintroduced in Congress to address unauthorized AI deepfake videos. This bipartisan legislation aims to give individuals control over the use of their voice and likeness in AI-generated content. Lawmakers hope to gain momentum for the bill's passage ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
- ▪The NO FAKES Act aims to ban unauthorized AI replicas of a person's voice and likeness.
- ▪It has bipartisan support from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
- ▪The bill allows individuals to authorize the use of their likeness and demand takedowns of unauthorized content.
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Home > Media & Platforms > Politics Revised ‘NO FAKES’ Legislation Banning AI Abuses Reintroduced in Congress The bipartisan legislation creates laws to remove unauthorized AI replicas of a person’s voice and likeness Jeremy Fuster May 20, 2026 @ 4:18 PM Share on Social Media Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Florida) co-introduced the bipartisan "No Fakes Act." (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Federal lawmakers from both parties reintroduced a revised version of the NO FAKES Act, a Congressional bill aimed at unauthorized AI deepfake videos imitating a real person’s voice and likeness.
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