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United States of America: Passed sexually explicit digital images Act (SB 981)

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Passed sexually explicit digital images Act (SB 981)

On 13 May 2024, the sexually explicit digital images Act (SB 981) was passed by the Californian Senate. The Bill focuses on combating sexually explicit digital identity theft on social media platforms. In particular, the Bill requires social media p…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-01-29
under deliberation

On 29 January 2024, the sexually explicit digital images Act (SB 981) was introduced to the Senate.…

2024-05-13
under deliberation

On 13 May 2024, the sexually explicit digital images Act (SB 981) was passed by the Californian Sen…

2024-08-19
adopted

On 19 August 2024, the Californian Legislature adopted the sexually explicit digital images Act (SB…

2024-09-19
adopted

On 19 September 2024, the Californian Governor signed the sexually explicit digital images Act (SB …

2025-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2025, the sexually explicit digital images Act (SB 981) becomes effective. The Bill ai…