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Should deepfakes be illegal?

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I think deepfakes should be illegal ,they are really dangerous for society

The first objection

You're confusing "dangerous" with "bad to regulate." Deepfakes are just synthetic media—the danger depends entirely on intent and context. Why should we criminalize the technology itself rather than prosecute the actual harms, like fraud or defamation, which already have laws?

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vs Devil's advocate · 9w ago

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I think deepfakes should be illegal ,they are really dangerous for society

First rebuttal

You're confusing "dangerous" with "bad to regulate." Deepfakes are just synthetic media—the danger depends entirely on intent and context. Why should we criminalize the technology itself rather than prosecute the actual harms, like fraud or defamation, which already have laws?

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