Germany Proposes Legislative Crackdown on Digital Harassment and Deepfakes (netzpolitik.org)

• Mandatory jail time of up to two years for sexualized deepfakes.
• Reintroduction of IP address logging for law enforcement access.
• Simplified legal procedures for victims of digital stalking.

"Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig has introduced new legislation to combat digital violence, focusing on simplified legal recourse for victims. The bill proposes prison sentences of up to two years for creating non-consensual deepfakes. Critically, the draft includes a contentious provision to reintroduce the logging of IP addresses to improve offender identification, signaling a significant shift in digital sovereignty and surveillance policy within the German legal framework."