This bill makes it illegal to disclose intimate images created or altered using digital manipulation, commonly known as deepfakes. The legislation applies to both civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions, affecting anyone who creates, distributes, or threatens to share sexually explicit deepfakes or nude images of minors without consent. Victims can sue for actual damages, emotional distress, or receive liquidated damages of $150,000, plus attorney fees and punitive damages. Criminal violations carry penalties of up to two years in prison, or up to ten years if the disclosure could affect government proceedings or incite violence, along with asset forfeiture. The bill includes exceptions for law enforcement, good-faith reporting, legal proceedings, and matters of genuine public concern, while protecting internet service providers from liability unless they knowingly distribute such content.
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