DelawareDelawareLawHB 353

Deep Fakes: Civil and Criminal Remedies

Extends Delaware's civil and criminal remedies for unauthorized intimate images to deepfakes depicting people nude or in sexual conduct.

Body

Delaware General Assembly

Session

2023-2024

Introduced

Mar 21, 2024

In effect since

Oct 9, 20242y2 years ago

Sponsors

D (Democrat)Democrat

Topics

Deepfakes

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