Committee approves bill requiring platforms to remove nonconsensual AI‑altered explicit content within 48 hours

Mar 17, 2025

SB 1400 would require covered internet platforms to implement a removal process and take down nonconsensual altered intimate images (deepfakes) within 48 hours of a valid request; the committee adopted an amendment to clarify federal provider definitions and reported the bill favorably amid questions about enforcement and duplicate uploads.

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Senator Collado’s SB 1400, aimed at creating a process for the removal of nonconsensual altered intimate imagery (often called “deepfakes”), advanced from the Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism after the panel adopted an amendment that carves out internet service providers under the federal definition.

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