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United States of America: Act defining and authorising civil action against revenge pornography (SB 360) enters into force

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Act defining and authorising civil action against revenge pornography (SB 360) enters into force

On 1 July 2025, the Act defining and authorising civil action against revenge pornography (SB 360) enters into force. The Act allows individuals to bring civil claims, including for defamation per se or invasion of privacy, where a computer-generate…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-01-17
under deliberation

On 17 January 2025, Senate Bill 360 (SB 360) was introduced to the Maryland Senate to define “visua…

2025-03-12
under deliberation

On 12 March 2025, the Senate passed the Bill defining and authorising civil action against revenge …

2025-04-07
adopted

On 7 April 2025, the Maryland legislature adopted the Bill defining and authorising civil action ag…

2025-04-22
adopted

On 22 April 2025, the Governor signed the Bill defining and authorising civil action against reveng…

2025-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2025, the Act defining and authorising civil action against revenge pornography (SB 360) …