Should making deepfakes of real people be a crime?

Nonconsensual deepfakes violate identity, privacy, and consent, and can cause serious reputational or personal harm.

Creating a nonconsensual deepfake inflicts real reputational, sexual, and financial harm on identifiable victims, and criminal liability is the clearest deterrent.

Non-consensual deepfakes violate personal privacy and consent, causing severe reputational and emotional harm.