Parents and victim testify for AI-image penalties; ACLU warns bill risks First Amendment overbreadth

Mar 25, 2025

Senate Bill 136 would add AI-generated sexual images to Rhode Island’s revenge-privacy statute; a father and victims testified in support while the ACLU urged caution over free-speech implications. The committee held the bill for further study.

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Senate Bill 136, introduced to extend Rhode Island’s revenge-porn statute to cover images produced by artificial intelligence, was the subject of emotional testimony March 25 before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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