CA AB621

Expands civil liability for deepfake pornography to include individuals who knowingly facilitate or recklessly aid and abet the creation or disclosure of non-consensual digitized sexually explicit material

Creates a cause of action when the depicted individual was a minor at the time the deepfake material was created

Establishes a presumption that service providers enabling deepfake pornography services are liable if they fail to stop providing services within 30 days after receiving evidence of violations

Increases maximum statutory damages from $30,000 to $50,000 for non-malicious violations and from $150,000 to $250,000 for malicious violations

Authorizes public prosecutors (Attorney General, district attorneys, city attorneys) to bring civil enforcement actions with penalties of $25,000 per violation or $50,000 for malicious violations