Legislative Agenda

Policy Safeguards

Advocating for robust legal frameworks, technical mandates, and institutional accountability to mitigate the risks of synthetic media.

SF-01 / Policy

Media Watermarking

Authentication

Mandating cryptographic watermarks on all synthetic media to ensure provenance and allow users to identify AI-generated content instantly.

Implementation Goal
85% Progress
100%Platform Compliance Rate

Key Priorities

  • Standardized metadata embedding for all generative AI outputs
  • Universal detection APIs for social media verification
  • Legal penalties for removing provenance markers
Synthetic Media Provenance ActQ2 2026 Adoption

Policy Overview

A framework requiring platforms to embed invisible, tamper-resistant signals in AI media, enabling browsers and apps to flag synthetic content.

Open-source provenance verification standards
Browser-level synthetic media warning indicators
Mandatory disclosure for commercial AI tools

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Policy Overview

All Policy Pillars

Explore our comprehensive approach to mitigating the risks of synthetic media through legislative and technical safeguards.

SF-01Authentication
Media Watermarking
Mandating cryptographic watermarks on all synthetic media to ensure provenance and allow users to identify AI-generated content instantly.
100%
Platform Compliance Rate
Q2 2026 Adoption
SF-02Accountability
Platform Liability
Establishing clear legal responsibility for platforms that fail to remove malicious deepfakes after verified reports of harm.
24h
Removal Response SLA
Q3 2026 Enactment
SF-03Democracy
Electoral Integrity
Protecting democratic processes by banning deceptive synthetic media in political advertising during sensitive election windows.
99%
Election Ad Verification
Q4 2026 Rollout
SF-04Education
Public Awareness
Funding national media literacy campaigns to help citizens identify synthetic threats and practice critical media consumption.
5M+
Citizens Trained Annually
Q1 2027 Milestone
SF-05Innovation
Forensic Research
Investing in advanced detection technologies to stay ahead of evolving synthetic fabrication techniques and malicious actors.
98%
Detection Accuracy Rate
Q2 2027 Enactment

Full Policy Report

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Civic MobilizationVERITAS Act Initiative

Pledge your voice for synthetic media accountability.

Join thousands of educators, forensic researchers, legal scholars, and citizens demanding clear watermarking standards, provenance verification, and statutory safeguards against malicious deepfakes.

24,890+Verified Signatories
140+Partner Institutions
48Jurisdictions Represented
The Declaration Mandate3 Pillars

Mandatory cryptographic watermarking

Require AI generation platforms to embed tamper-evident provenance metadata directly into synthetic outputs.

Enforceable non-consensual likeness bans

Enact strict statutory protections criminalizing malicious impersonation, identity cloning, and non-consensual imagery.

Transparent provenance & public auditing

Mandate open verification standards accessible to newsrooms, electoral bodies, and independent civic observers.

Presented in coalition with civic technology coalitions, independent newsrooms, and public defense groups.
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