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TIL most folks think deepfake rules are just about famous people
In my view, the real worry is regular folks in small towns. A friend in Bozeman had a fake video of him made by a guy he argued with online, and the local police just shrugged. That's the everyday harm we need to fix first. Has anyone else seen this happen to someone normal?
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matthewdixon7mo ago
That local police shrug is the whole problem right there. It shows how the law hasn't caught up to the tech at all. Most small town cops don't even know what to call it, let alone what law was broken. We need clear rules that make it a crime to make and share a fake video of any private person, not just celebrities. Until that happens, regular people have zero protection.
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angela5877mo ago
But free speech matters too much to make new laws like that.
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joseph_kim7mo ago
Yeah, that "local police shrug" matthewdixon mentioned really hits home. I used to think this was just a weird internet thing, but hearing about your friend in Bozeman changes it. It's not about big names, it's about someone ruining a normal person's life because they know the cops won't get it. We really do need rules for regular people first.
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phoenixw116mo ago
Free speech matters, but it's not a free pass to hurt people. Matthewdixon is right that we need clear laws for this new problem. Without them, regular folks are just left in the wind.
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