Olga Weis
• Oct 14, 2025
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The incident sparked a critical conversation about the legal and ethical void surrounding deepfakes. In her interview, Thorne voiced a question that resonates with many: "I still don't know how we can regulate something like this". While the technology has advanced rapidly, legal frameworks have struggled to keep up, leaving victims with few effective avenues for recourse. Since Thorne’s case, some progress has been made. Several U.S. states have enacted laws specifically criminalizing non-consensual deepfake pornography, and there are ongoing pushes for federal legislation. Globally, jurisdictions are beginning to adapt existing privacy and harassment laws to address these new forms of digital abuse.
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"Just talking about the world in this way makes me so sad. It makes me hate it." — Bella Thorne to the BBC Reclaiming Autonomy
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The incident sparked a critical conversation about the legal and ethical void surrounding deepfakes. In her interview, Thorne voiced a question that resonates with many: "I still don't know how we can regulate something like this". While the technology has advanced rapidly, legal frameworks have struggled to keep up, leaving victims with few effective avenues for recourse. Since Thorne’s case, some progress has been made. Several U.S. states have enacted laws specifically criminalizing non-consensual deepfake pornography, and there are ongoing pushes for federal legislation. Globally, jurisdictions are beginning to adapt existing privacy and harassment laws to address these new forms of digital abuse.
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"Just talking about the world in this way makes me so sad. It makes me hate it." — Bella Thorne to the BBC Reclaiming Autonomy
