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Committee discusses bill to close loophole on deepfakes that depict minors in sexually explicit images
3191419 · May 5, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 581 would require online providers of deepfake tools or content to verify age and consent for faces used in generated pornographic material, addressing a statutory gap for AI‑generated images of minors; sponsor presented the bill and public testimony was opened and left pending.
Senators considered House Bill 581, which aims to close a gap in Texas law related to AI‑generated deepfake images, especially sexually explicit images that use the likeness of minors.
Senator Hughes, presenting the bill as Senate sponsor, said technological advances let bad actors create…
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