Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes

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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union intellectual property office in a bid to bolster protections against AI-generated deepfakes…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:48:06 UTC.

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