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Committee hears bill to criminalize disclosure of nonconsensual explicit synthetic media
Summary
Senate Bill 413 would criminalize the disclosure of nonconsensual explicit synthetic media (deepfakes). Sponsor Senator Laura Smith and proponents described harms to victims; witnesses and members debated scope, platform liability carve-outs, and the bills uncertain fiscal impact.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 413 on Jan. 16, which would create a new offense for disclosure of nonconsensual, sexually explicit synthetic media for adults. Sponsor Senator Laura Smith said the measure aims to address a growing problem in Montana and noted county attorneys are already investigating incidents.
"Imagine waking up one morning, and realizing that an image or video of you has been posted online of you doing something sexually explicit," Smith told the committee as she framed the bill. She said the proposed…
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