United States of America: Bill establishing civil liability for non-consensual digitised sexually explicit material (Deepfake Pornography/AB 621) was signed by Governor of California
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Bill establishing civil liability for non-consensual digitised sexually explicit material (Deepfake Pornography/AB 621) was signed by Governor of California
On 13 October 2025, the Bill establishing civil liability for non-consensual digitised sexually explicit material (Deepfake Pornography/AB 621) was signed into law by the Governor and chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 673 of the Statute…
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
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2025-02-13
under deliberation
2025-09-10
adopted
2025-10-13
adopted