Protect Digital Identity
banner
protectdid.bsky.social
Protect Digital Identity
@protectdid.bsky.social
Protect your digital identity.
http://protectdigitalidentity.org/

#AIEthics #StopDeepFakesNow #DeepFakes #NOFAKES #TechSky
Reposted by Protect Digital Identity
🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘
People needed!
Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator for your Copyright
December 8th at Stanford U
9am

We have one chance to get this right. @protectdigitalidentity #protectdigitalidentity

🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘
Boots on the Ground!
Sign up at March2Testify.org to stand up in person for Your Rights as an artist, creator for your Copyright
December 8th at Stanford U
9am

We have one chance to get this right.

🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘 🆘
#CAAB412 #March2Testify
@xojodilong.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
San Jose! San Francisco! Bay Area!! Join us!!
Sign up @ March2Testify.org Dec 8th at Stanford U.
We need boots on the ground!
We have to set a precedent!

#March2Testify #CAAB142
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Reposted by Protect Digital Identity
Call your Reps!!
This would be horrific!
Thread 🧵
STOP THE AI MORATORIUM IN THE NDAA”

Let them know your state has the right to legislate on AI
Reps in 🧵

#March2Testify #RespectCopyright
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Reposted by Protect Digital Identity
Thread 🧵
STOP THE AI MORATORIUM IN THE NDAA”

Let them know your state has the right to legislate on AI
Reps in 🧵

#March2Testify #RespectCopyright
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Thread 🧵
STOP THE AI MORATORIUM IN THE NDAA”

Let them know your state has the right to legislate on AI
Reps in 🧵

#March2Testify #RespectCopyright
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Intense irritation.” Thompson told Colbert about AI. “Because I write long hand on a pad, because I believe that there is a connection between the brain and the hand.”

12/8 Testify @ Stanford U for copyright protection.
march2testify.org
Sign-Up. Donate.
#RespectCopyright #CAAB412 #March2Testify
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The First Mass Mobilization for Intellectual Property Rights | Stanford University on December 8, 2025 YES to California bill AB 412 March2Testify.org

Historic bipartisan action is needed.
#RespectCopyright #March2Testify
#Writers. #Artists. #Scientists. #Musicians. #Photographers. #Coders.
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The largest IP theft in history and we are fighting back!

Stanford University, December, 8th
California AB 412 matters.
Go to March2Testify.org
Sign-Up. Donate. Share!

#RespectCopyright #CAAB412 #March2Testify
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Reposted by Protect Digital Identity
Do this now! Sign our OPEN Letter to Congress.
Go to protectdigitalidentity.org and sign.

Tell Congress you want your identity protected.
Let them knw that Deepfakes of artists, politicians, your child, your grandma, are not okay.

#NOFAKESAct #COPIEDAct #AIEthics
February 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies.
California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53 | TechCrunch
SB 53 requires large AI labs – including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind – to be transparent about safety protocols. It also ensures whistleblower protections for employees at those compa...
techcrunch.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called out artificial intelligence companies like Meta for their alleged role in taking more than 200 terabytes of published works from authors without paying them a dime to make AI smarter.”
Senator slams Big Tech's role in 'pirating' copyrighted books for AI training purposes
Meta executives acquired pirated books for AI training despite ethical concerns. Recent court rulings on AI copyright infringement show mixed results for authors.
www.foxbusiness.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
‘An ambitious Cal state senator is appealing directly to major tech firms, incl. Google, Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, hoping to get them on board with his second attempt at regulating AI after his failed push last year rocked Silicon Valley with reverberations all the way to Washington.’
California lawmaker scrambles to calm tech titans over revamped bill
State Sen. Scott Wiener wants AI companies on his side this time, after a bruising showdown over AI rules last year.
www.politico.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
U.S. senators voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a controversial 10-year ban on states’ abilities to regulate AI from the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” reports Axios.
US Senate removes controversial 'AI moratorium' from budget bill | TechCrunch
After going back and forth over the provision, Sen. Marsha Blackburn offered an amendment to strip the provision alongside Sen. Maria Cantwell.
techcrunch.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New article: Why the EFF is wrong about digital identity protection.

A checksum isn't censorship—it's binary consent verification. Without standards, anyone can be deepfaked. With standards? A $425B authentication market.
bit.ly/44cgXgH

#DigitalIdentity #AI #ContentAuthenticity #NOFAKES #Deepfakes
The Digital Rights Paradox: How the EFF's "Anti-Censorship" Kills a $425 B Trust Market
Here's what "informed consent" looks like in Hollywood right now.
erikpassoja.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“New company Incantor AI has launched with what the tech company calls the “first AI model that enables creator attribution and IP rights tracking across all gen AI-derived content created on its platform.”
#AIEthics
New Company Incantor Launches With Model That Tracks IP Rights Across AI; Verve to Advise Hollywood Clients (EXCLUSIVE)
New company Incantor AI has launched with what the tech company calls the "first AI model that enables creator attribution and IP rights tracking."
variety.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Hollywood's AI concerns so far have mostly been from actors and writers trying to defend their name, image and likeness from being leveraged by movie studios without a fair value trade. Now, those studios are trying to protect themselves against AI tech giants.”
#AIEthics
Disney, NBCU sue Midjourney over copyright infringement
It's the first legal action from major Hollywood studios against a generative AI company.
www.axios.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Great to see performers' digital identity protection being discussed at this level. The intersection of state regulation and creator rights needs strong voices who understand the technical realities. #CaliforniaAI #TennesseeElvisAct #StateRegulation #AILegislation
Excited to join @DigitalHollywood's AI Entertainment Summit panel on state AI regulation! Discussing how different state approaches to deepfake protections impact performers and creators. July 21-23, 2PM PST / 5PM EST, virtual event.

#DigitalHollywood #AISummit #PublicPolicy #TechPolicy #AILaw
June 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Protect Digital Identity
June 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“Natasha Lyonne, runs the Los Angeles production company Animal Pictures with fellow actor and comedian Maya Rudolph. Lyonne has been a screen actor since childhood. “
#AIEthics
Natasha Lyonne on AI
In our September 2023 issue, Lyonne spoke about the limitations of AI in filmmaking and the related risk of worker exploitation.
www.bfi.org.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Scammers are now impersonating governors & senators.

This isn't theoretical. Deepfakes are hitting the highest levels of government RIGHT NOW.

Your voice needs the same legal protections as your signature.

==> www.protectdigitalidentity.org

abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi...
FBI investigating attempts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
The FBI is investigating mysterious texts and calls from someone who has claimed to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, sources familiar with the matter said.
abcnews.go.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Protect Digital Identity
Digital identity protection is hitting a 2025 turning point.

• NO FAKES Act now backed by Google, OpenAI, SAG-AFTRA
• LinkedIn rolls out C2PA authentication
• 68% of deepfakes nearly indistinguishable

Here's why.

#DigitalIdentity #ContentAuthentication #AIEthics

www.linkedin.com/pulse/digita...
The Digital Identity Protection Revolution: Momentum Builds as Losses Mount
The past month has delivered a sobering reminder of why digital identity protection has become one of the most urgent technological and legislative priorities of our time. While lawmakers advance grou...
www.linkedin.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“Tech and music industry leaders testified about the dangers of deepfakes made with AI on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would protect people's voices and likenesses from being replicated without consent, while allowing use of the tech responsibly.”
#AIEthics
Industry leaders urge Senate to protect against AI deepfakes with No Fakes Act
Tech and music industry leaders testified about the dangers of deepfakes made with artificial intelligence on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would protect people's voices and lik...
www.wral.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“AI-driven fraud is like on the rise. Deepfakes, once stuck to damaging videos affecting celebrities and average citizens alike, are now like advanced enough to happen in real time.”
#AIEthics
AI-Generated Clone of Gaming YouTuber's Voice Used in 'Doom' Videos - Global News - Your Window to the World
On a kinda unknown YouTube channel, this breezy, British narrator is chatting about the ins and outs of Doom: The Dark Ages’ story. Though not really named,
www.globaldomainsnews.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Sir Elton John described the government as "absolute losers" and said he feels "incredibly betrayed" over plans to exempt technology firms from copyright laws.
#AIEthics
Elton John brands government 'absolute losers' over AI copyright plans
The musician accuses the government of robbing young artists over its copyright law plans.
www.bbc.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM