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Senate committee turns proposed deepfakes criminalization into AG-led work group; keeps narrower approach
Summary
The committee heard SB 1053 to add synthetic media to defamation and fraud statutes. After debate about overlap with existing law and possible policy overreach, members added a reenactment clause and made the attorney general convene a work group to study enforcement and definitions; the measure was reported as a work-group bill.
Senate Bill 1053, carried by Senator Adam Ebbin, would update Virginia law on deceptive audio and visual content by clarifying that synthetic digital content used to defame or commit fraud is actionable and by directing the Attorney General to convene a work group to study deceptive audio/visual media.
Senator Ebbin said the bill "targets synthetic media designed with fraudulent intent. It does not target synthetic media used for creative purposes." Several members…
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