United States of America: Alabama House of Representatives passed Bill to prohibit nonconsensual creation or alteration of private images of individuals (HB 161)

On 22 February 2024, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a Bill to prohibit the nonconsensual creation or alteration of private images of individuals (HB 161), advancing it to the Senate for further consideration. The Bill would amend Section 13A-6-240 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to establish criminal offences for knowingly creating, recording, or altering a private image without the consent of the depicted individual, where a reasonable expectation of privacy exists. It would also introduce a safe harbour provision stating that internet service providers, search engines, and cloud service providers would not be held liable solely for providing access to content not under their control. The Bill would be scheduled to take effect on 1 October 2024.