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Committeewide attention on bill requiring platform takedowns and expanding penalties for nonconsensual intimate images
Summary
House Bill 12‑48 would expand Maryland law to cover deepfake and computer‑generated intimate imagery, require larger platforms to implement takedown processes with 48‑hour response windows, and strengthen criminal penalties; survivors' advocates and anti‑violence organizations urged passage, emphasizing platform inconsistency and harms to
Delegate Warman presented House Bill 12‑48, which targets nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, including computer‑generated deepfakes, and would require digital platforms with at least 100,000 monthly U.S. users to establish prompt takedown processes and face penalties for noncompliance.
Advocacy testimony: representatives from RAINN (the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual…
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