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Millions of students know about AI-generated explicit images of classmates circulating at school—but only a few cases make the news. At Encode, we built a deepfake incident tracker so students can report these incidents anonymously to help illuminate the issue and drive changes in legislation and school policies. Out today in @techpolicypress: techpolicy.press/digital-exploi…

See Encode VP of Policy Adam Billen’s op-ed in print and online in the Seattle Times today! “I fear that I will look back on today as the chance we missed to end this crisis,” @AdamBillen.

Today, Encode and @americans4ri released an open letter in support of the DEFIANCE and TAKE IT DOWN Acts. 27 groups ranging from parents’ and victims’ rights organizations to industry associations signed on to call on @SpeakerJohnson and @RepJeffries to pass the two bills.

The EPIC Act is a bipartisan, common sense solution to increase NIST’s capacity and promote American leadership abroad. Former NIST Director @waltercopan and @fiiiiiist explain why Congress should include it in this year’s NDAA.

IT’S OFFICIAL! 🚨 Following a #UNGA79 vote, states have confirmed the adoption of the First Committee resolution L.77, mandating informal talks on #AutonomousWeapons in 2025! Here are the results: 166 In favour (5 more than in the November vote)✅ 3 Against ❌ 15 Abstained 🟡

NEXT TUES, 11/19 IN DC: Join us for a summit on ending deepfake sexual abuse in schools, co-hosted with deepfake victim Francesca Mani. Speakers: Sens. Cruz, Klobuchar, and Durbin + Snap’s Platform Safety Lead, RAINN’s VP of Public Policy, and more! Register below:

#Melbourne is calling on states to #StopKillerRobots at this year's UN General Assembly #UNGA79 #UNGA2024 Join them: stopkillerrobots.org/VoteAgainstThe… 🇦🇺🚫🤖 @SafegroundInc

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Joe Biden has earned his place among the best and most consequential presidents in American history. I am so proud to serve under his leadership, and thankful for his unwavering focus on what is best for our country.

Joe Biden has served our country with honor and dignity. As the first president to ever walk on a picket line with striking workers, he has been the most pro-working class president in modern American history. Thank you, Mr. President, for all you’ve done.

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FEDERAL AGENCIES CAN NO LONGER CREATE STANDARDS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY BY WHICH PRIVATE COMPANIES MUST OPERATE. IF A COMPANY SAVES MONEY BY PUTTING SHRAPNEL IN YOUR DAIRY PRODUCTS NOBODY CAN STOP THEM.

"The international community needs to demonstrate its ability to coalesce around preserving our common humanity, not only to save our future but to sustain our present." - @AdrianKlaits for @EncodeJustice 4/6

🚨 Today #Belgium🇧🇪 has the opportunity to lead the way on #AutonomousWeapons as it did with landmines and cluster munitions. @WouterDeVriendt @PeterBuysrogge @hendrikbogaert @GuillaumeDef @HuguesBayet @andreflahaut @ducarmedenis @TimVandenput @krisverduyckt @theofrancken1

The 🇦🇹 gov't conference on #AutonomousWeapons in Vienna concluded yesterday with a chair's summary affirming commitment to new int'l law on #AWS 📄bmeia.gv.at/fileadmin/user… Thanks to our brilliant campaigners for their continued work to #StopKillerRobots 👏

En #Australie, des parlementaires se mobilisent pour demander un traité sur les #ArmesAutonomes. Des actions indispensables quand les gouvernements sont réticents à faire progresser le #droitinternational. Pour en savoir + sur leurs actions: @ban_kr_aus 👇 #StopKillerRobots

Our statement is being delivered now at #HumanityAtTheCrossroads in Vienna 🇦🇹 @hevelynghizzi, one of our youth delegates is delivering it🔥 Watch it live: bmeia.gv.at/themen/abruest…

#Belgium🇧🇪 can make history on 2 May and prohibit #AutonomousWeapons. Make this happen - call on MPs vote to #StopKillerRobots! 🗳️ Faites-le! Doen! @WouterDeVriendt @GuillaumeDef @HuguesBayet @andreflahaut @LacroixCh @ducarmedenis @hendrikbogaert @TimVandenput @krisverduyckt

"We have a small window of opportunity, let's use it." @a_schallenberg opens the Austrian government conference on #AutonomousWeapons in Vienna🇦🇹 #HumanityAtTheCrossroads #AWS2024 @MFA_Austria The #StopKillerRobots delegation is here. 📹Follow live: bmeia.gv.at/themen/abruest…