Were the senators themselves the victims of these deepfakes?
Also, they're the legislative branch. Why don't they just create a law to prohibit sexual deepfakes and assess penalties from the companies with tolerance/ambivalence/apathy toward sexual deepfakes?
Are you under the impression that the senators calling for this have any power whatsoever to enact laws? John Thune runs the Senate schedule and he’s a loyalist.
I don’t have faith that such a law could get passed in a timely manner, if at all, with the current leadership. Especially if it would basically single out two of their biggest darlings- AI and Elon.
You know that's already what they're doing. And anything that comes out and anything that has come out they've already been stating that it's AI or deep fake or photoshop I mean hell we had Photoshop way way before any sort of aid fake that's just the latest buzzword being used.
You have no basis whatsoever for believing this. All you’re doing is weakening the opposition and demoralizing the left. You may as well be working for MAGA.
Second of all, the DNC is a sorry excuse for a supposed opposition and they're certainly not the Left.
Third of all, people like you reflexively vilifying everyone who criticize the corruption and ineptitude of the DNC leadership are who may as well be working for MAGA, as you're keeping them in power by shielding the ones who lose eminently winnable elections to them from accountability.
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My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 222d
Were the senators themselves the victims of these deepfakes?
Also, they're the legislative branch. Why don't they just create a law to prohibit sexual deepfakes and assess penalties from the companies with tolerance/ambivalence/apathy toward sexual deepfakes?
bassomitron@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 222d
That would require them to actually do their fucking jobs. Congress nowadays just takes orders from the dictator in office.
MacEnvy@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 222d
Are you under the impression that the senators calling for this have any power whatsoever to enact laws? John Thune runs the Senate schedule and he’s a loyalist.
kinkles@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 222d
I don’t have faith that such a law could get passed in a timely manner, if at all, with the current leadership. Especially if it would basically single out two of their biggest darlings- AI and Elon.
titanicx@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 222d
Omg. We need to start generating sexual images of all the leaders in the government branches. Clarence blowing Donald while he eats Mike's ass.
That's how we get them to regulate this shit.
SillyDude@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 222d
That way if the Epstein files are ever released everyone in incriminating photos can just say it's far left deepfakes?
I've pretty convinced this is what they're stalling for, and are generating the materials themselves.
titanicx@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 222d
You know that's already what they're doing. And anything that comes out and anything that has come out they've already been stating that it's AI or deep fake or photoshop I mean hell we had Photoshop way way before any sort of aid fake that's just the latest buzzword being used.
Eh_I@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 222d
Easily done, but ick.
GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 222d
Because Epstein’s bestie wouldn’t sign it.
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 222d
Their response:
Insekticus@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 222d
Urged? Why not threaten?
"We will arrest your CEO and board of directors if you do not comply within 24 hours"
silence7@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 222d
Because the minority party doesnt have the power to do that
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 222d
And wouldn't if they did. They're beholden to Apple and Google in exchange for legal bribes themselves.
MacEnvy@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 222d
You have no basis whatsoever for believing this. All you’re doing is weakening the opposition and demoralizing the left. You may as well be working for MAGA.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 222d
First of all, yes I do.
Second of all, the DNC is a sorry excuse for a supposed opposition and they're certainly not the Left.
Third of all, people like you reflexively vilifying everyone who criticize the corruption and ineptitude of the DNC leadership are who may as well be working for MAGA, as you're keeping them in power by shielding the ones who lose eminently winnable elections to them from accountability.
Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 222d
Which. Fucking. Senators.
So nobody, nothing. The Dems have no power, let alone are mostly pussies or complacent.
Sensationalist nothingburger headlines.
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com · -3 pts · 222d
Kalon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 222d
Flisty@mstdn.social · 5 pts · 222d
@Kalon @silence7 "too big to fail" -> banking crisis. "too big to moderate" -> culture crisis.
jetsoft@hachyderm.io · 1 pts · 214d
@Kalon @silence7 surely that could change.
reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 222d
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X@piefed.world · 1 pts · 222d
Their response: BugsBunnyNO.tar.gz