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 The U.S. Sentencing Commission is seeking public comment on whether the sharing of nonconsensual deepfake porn should be classified under U.S. law as harassment, blackmail or sending obscene material to minors. (Image via Getty)

U.S. Sentencing Commission seeks input on criminal penalties for deepfakes

 The commission is asking whether nonconsensual deepfake porn should be classified under U.S. law as harassment, blackmail or sending obscene material to minors.
President Donald Trump, left, and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Trump and Xi have both been publicly impassive about cyber operations in the past few months.(Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

While White House demands deterrence, Trump shrugs

Trump’s dismissive remarks on cyber threats contrast sharply with his administration’s official calls for action.
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Federal agents violently throw a protester to the ground outside of the suburban Chicago ICE Detention Center in Broadview, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Dominic Gwinn / Middle East Images via AFP)

House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses

The three lawmakers said the reported lifting of a stop-work order on a $2 million Paragon Solutions contract threatens Americans’ fundamental rights.
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