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NY S06278
Bill
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
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AI Summary
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Creates new class A misdemeanor of "aggravated harassment by means of electronic or digital communication" for producing, distributing, publishing, or broadcasting deep fakes with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person
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Defines "deep fake" as a digitized image altered to incorporate a person's face or identifiable body part onto material depicting pornographic/lewd sex acts or graphic violence, published without explicit written permission
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Expands existing civil rights law to allow private lawsuits against individuals or businesses that disseminate intimate images or deep fakes without consent, with potential recovery of injunctive relief, punitive damages, compensatory damages, and attorney's fees
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Allows victims to seek court orders requiring websites to permanently remove non-consensual intimate images or deep fakes
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Establishes statute of limitations of three years from publication or one year from discovery of the dissemination, whichever is later
Legislative Description
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment by means of electronic or digital communication; provides for a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination or publication of deep fakes, which are digitized images which are altered to incorporate a person's face or their identifiable body part onto an image and such image depicts a pornographic or lewd sex act or graphic violence.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026