A private member’s bill introduced to Parliament on Monday would outlaw non-consensual deepfake video and audio that depicts a person’s face or voice, while creating new legal pathways for breaches.
Independent Senator David Pocock’s bill would amend Australia’s online safety and privacy laws to prohibit the content in one of the first attempts to counter non-explicit deepfakes in Australia.
If passed, the Online Safety and Other Legislation Amendment (My Face, …
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