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title: "Episode 31: Legal Options for Disinformation and Deepfakes with Counsel at WilmerHale Matthew Ferraro"
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# [Episode 31: Legal Options for Disinformation and Deepfakes with Counsel at WilmerHale Matthew Ferraro](https://blog.nisos.com/podcast/cyber5_episode31_legal_options_disinformation_deepfakes)

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Episode 31 of the podcast covers legal options for disinformation and deepfakes with Matthew Ferraro, Counsel at WilmerHale.

 

**Outline:**

- **Question 1 (01:06):** On Twitter, LeBron James mentioned that he is trying to figure out what his legal options are. What do you tell him?
- **Question 2 (06:27):** We’ve heard many cases of deepfakes in the business setting. What are practical measures companies and individuals can take to avoid being victims?
- **Question 3 (07:40):** What are the motivations of the attackers?
- **Question 4 (14:06):** Is legislation on track to help?
- **Question 5 (20:35):** What are other possible solutions to these problems—from technology to detect deepfakes, to how the news media should respond, to what platforms can do?

 

 

 

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