Disinformation and Deepfakes with Matthew Ferraro

National Security Law Today

The black letter law and articles in this episode are: Matthew Ferraro, “Disinformation is harming businesses. Here are 6 ways to fight it”, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/perspectives/disinformation-business/index.html Matthew Ferraro’s remarks to the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security on December 4, 2019 https://bcove.video/3674v2k H.R. 3230: The DEEP FAKES Accountability Act https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3230/BILLS-116hr3230ih.pdf Virginia Code § 18.2-386.2 which criminalizes deepfake pornography https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-386.2/ Texas Senate Bill 751 (SB751) which criminalized deepfake political videos within a month of an election https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/pdf/SB00751F.pdf#navpanes=0 California Assembly Bill 730 which criminalized deepfake political videos within a 60 days of an election https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB730 California Assembly Bill 602 which created a private right of action for victims of deepfake pornography https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB602 Matthew Ferraro is a Senior Associate at WilmerHale https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/matthew-ferraro