{"id":2453400,"date":"2025-06-28T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmarks-bold-plan-gives-citizens-legal-protection-against-ai-threat\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T20:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:01:06","slug":"denmarks-bold-plan-gives-citizens-legal-protection-against-ai-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denmarks-bold-plan-gives-citizens-legal-protection-against-ai-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark\u2019s Bold Plan Gives Citizens Legal Protection Against AI Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenmarks-bold-plan-gives-citizens-legal-protection-against-ai-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Denmark is taking steps to combat the proliferation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-thriller-fall-used-artificial-intelligence-to-remove-30-f-bombs-and-score-a-pg-13-rating\/\" title=\"New Thriller \u2018Fall\u2019 Used ... To Remove 30+ F-Bombs And Score A PG-13 Rating\">deepfake technology<\/a>, which uses artificial intelligence to create realistic reproductions of individuals&#8217; likenesses in images, videos, or audio. The Danish government is proposing a new copyright law that would allow citizens to demand the removal of deepfakes featuring their likeness from online platforms. This law aims to give individuals rights over their own images, voices, adn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-if-men-can-be-women-then-this-white-dude-can-be-korean\/\" title=\"WALSH: If Men Can Be Women Then This White Dude Can Be Korean\u00a0\">facial features<\/a>, addressing the current inadequacies in legal protection against generative AI.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Culture Minister Jakob engel-Schmidt emphasized that this legislation sends a clear message regarding individual rights over personal appearances in the digital sphere. The proposed measure has garnered support from approximately 90% of the Danish Parliament and could set a precedent in Europe if enacted.<\/p>\n<p>While the law seeks to protect citizens,many challenges remain,including the effectiveness of enforcement against deepfakes hosted internationally and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential backfire effects<\/a>,such as the streisand Affect,where attempts to suppress content may inadvertently increase its visibility. Critics are concerned that lawmakers may struggle to keep up with the rapid advancements in AI technology, highlighting the complexities of regulating digital content that crosses national borders.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence is accelerating rapidly and will surely continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steps-the-u-s-can-take-to-defend-against-chinas-missiles\/\" title=\"Steps the U.S. Can Take to Defend Against China\u2019s Missiles\">pose unique challenges<\/a> in almost every sphere of life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jun\/27\/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> wrote Friday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dead-simple-way-trump-make-greenland-statehood-reality-greenland-citizens-denmark-love\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denmark<\/a> is trying to make strides in combating problems its citizens may face in their likeness being used by AI.<\/p>\n<p>The country&rsquo;s government wants to address deepfakes &mdash; images, videos, or audio generated by AI depicting individuals &mdash; being created and circulated through new copyright law.<\/p>\n<p>The change to current law, says the Guardian, would in theory give Danish citizens the ability to demand deepfakes of their likeness be taken down by online platforms. The law would give citizens a right to their own image, facial features, and voice.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish culture minister, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, told the outlet, &ldquo;In the bill we agree and are sending an unequivocal message that everybody has the right to their own body, their own voice and their own facial features, which is apparently not how the current law is protecting people against generative AI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prime-minister-netanyahu-israel-is-targeting-a-terrorist-organization\/\" title=\"Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel is targeting a terrorist organization\">minister added<\/a> that &ldquo;of course this is new ground we are breaking, and if the platforms are not complying with that, we are willing to take additional steps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that technology companies could receive &ldquo;severe fines&rdquo; if they did not comply with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly nine out of ten members of the Danish parliament support this bill, per the Guardian. It would be the first of its kind in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/european-union-considers-using-nuclear-option-member-nation-banned-lgbt-pride-parades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a> if passed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/denmark-seeks-to-make-it-illegal-to-spread-deepfake-images-citing-concern-about-misinformation\/ar-AA1HyfLI?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported that countries like South Korea have taken measures against spreading deepfake pornographic images, while the United States passed a similar law in May.<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, &ldquo;parodies and satire&rdquo; would still be permissible, and violators would not but subject to imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>In some respects, this could arm citizens to be more protective of themselves online.<\/p>\n<p>AI is certainly a growing concern as it learns and becomes more realistic in its depictions. It will only be a matter of time &mdash; if we are not already there &mdash; before AI can convincingly depict someone committing a heinous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-rappers-3-children-pay-price-comes-face-face-crime-nightmare-helped-create\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime<\/a> in a fashion indistinguishable from reality.<\/p>\n<p>There are reasons to be pessimistic in the execution of any such law. The rapidity with which AI is improving presents lawmakers with a battle in which they will struggle to keep pace.<\/p>\n<p>What if a Danish citizen has their likeness depicted on a website hosted outside of the country by an individual outside of Denmark?<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s also the matter of the Streisand Effect. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/the-red-light-district\/201912\/understanding-the-streisand-effect?msockid=072421d5e4776d9a185c35aae5176c95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychology Today<\/a>, in 2003, Barbra Streisand tried to sue a photographer for taking a picture of her Malibu home for $50 million, claiming it was violation of privacy. The ensuing publicity from the lawsuit ensured the image of Streisand&rsquo;s residence was seen by more people than the photographer&rsquo;s work alone could have garnered.<\/p>\n<p>The Streisand Effect denotes attempts to suppress or censor totally backfiring and making the subject of censorship &mdash; such as images or video &mdash; even more popular.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish may have more than a few cases like this on their hands. Cyberspace is not nationally limited. No matter how much countries can do to pass laws to their citizens benefits, this behemoth is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-backed-ex-boxer-wins-presidency-poland-painful-black-eye-globalists-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is right to give someone the means to protect their likeness from fabrications through AI, but lawmakers will probably find themselves a few steps behind the next problem.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to The Guardian, Denmark is making efforts to tackle issues related to its citizens&#8217; likenesses being exploited by AI. The government aims to confront deepfakes-AI-generated images, videos, or audio of individuals-through new copyright legislation. This proposed law would theoretically empower Danish citizens to request the removal of deepfakes featuring their likeness from online platforms, granting them rights over their own image, facial features, and voice. Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt stated that the bill sends a clear message affirming everyone&#8217;s right to control their own body and identity in light of current legal inadequacies regarding generative AI protection. He also mentioned that if tech companies fail to comply with this law, they could face significant penalties. Approximately 90% of the Danish parliament supports this initiative, which would be a pioneering measure in Europe if enacted. Other countries like South Korea have already taken steps against non-consensual deepfake pornography, while the U.S. passed similar legislation earlier this year. However, parodies and satire would still be allowed under this law without imprisonment for violators.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these advancements in protecting citizens online from AI misuse, there are concerns about how effectively such laws can be enforced given the rapid evolution of technology and potential jurisdictional challenges when content is hosted internationally. Additionally, there&#8217;s a risk that attempts at censorship could inadvertently increase visibility for targeted content-a phenomenon known as the Streisand Effect-where efforts to suppress information lead it to gain more attention instead.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while Denmark&#8217;s proposed legislation aims at empowering individuals against AI-generated fabrications of their likenesses online, lawmakers may struggle with enforcement as technology continues evolving rapidly on a global scale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2453401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Copenhagen.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[14505,40303,13316,40163,46272],"class_list":["post-2453400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ai","tag-citizens-rights","tag-denmark","tag-legal-protection","tag-technology-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Copenhagen.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453400"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453404,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453400\/revisions\/2453404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}