Free vs Paid Deepfake Compliance Tools: Where the Money Actually Goes

Free:

• Congress.gov and state legislature sites: primary sources, zero cost, maximum effort.
• IAPP's free content tier: solid explainers, paywalled depth.
• Law firm newsletters: genuinely good, arrive weekly, compete with 40 other emails.
• Platform policy pages: TikTok, Meta, and YouTube publish their AI-content rules free.

Paid:

- Per-check audits ($2.99 via ComplyAI): "does my product comply in California, Texas, and the EU" answered in one verdict. - SaaS monitors: per-seat continuous compliance for teams. - Outside counsel: $500+/hour for the questions software cannot answer. Sources: Congress.gov, NCSL Where the money actually goes: teams pay for translation, not information. The statutes are free. Knowing which of the 50 state regimes applies to your specific product is the part worth paying for.