law crime
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A U.S. State Has Outlawed Sexual Deepfakes of Children
Louisiana has become one of the first states to pass legislation explicitly criminalizing the creation of deepfaked child sexual abuse material. The legislation, called SB175, makes it a crime to knowingly create or possess an AI-generated image or video depicting a person under the age of 18 engaged in a sexual act. People convicted of…
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Supreme Court Ruling Will Make Online Harassment Harder to Prosecute
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court made prosecuting online harassment more difficult. In a 7-2 ruling on Tuesday, SCOTUS determined that a lower court’s decision to convict and imprison a Colorado man for stalking was flawed. The majority opinion in the case (Counterman v. Colorado), authored by Justice Elena Kagan, clarifies limits on what sorts…
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Twitter Hacker Who Turned Celebrity Accounts Into Crypto Shills Gets Prison Sentence
A chapter of internet history has come to a close. One of the cybercriminals behind 2020’s major Twitter hack was sentenced to five years in U.S. federal prison on Friday. Joseph O’Connor (AKA “PlugwalkJoe”), a 24-year-old British citizen, previously pleaded guilty to seven charges associated with the digital attack. He was arrested in Spain in…
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Music Labels Sue Twitter for $US250 Million as Its Reputation Circles the Drain
Twitter is facing yet another lawsuit. 17 music labels representing Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and others are alleging major copyright infringement.