Russia Could Criminalize Deepfakes

Yaroslav Nilov, the deputy head of the LDPR faction in the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has said that Russia could criminalize 'deepfakes'.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) is preparing a bill that would introduce criminal liability for using ‘deepfakes’ for fraudulent purposes such as extortion or theft. The details of the proposal were posted to the party’s Telegram channel on Friday.

Yaroslav Nilov , deputy head of the LDPR faction in the lower house of parli...

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