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Deepfake Liability Act

USA119th CongressHR-6334| House 
| Updated: 12/1/2025
Jake Auchincloss

Jake Auchincloss

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (1)
Celeste Maloy (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to combat cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations by amending key federal laws. It modifies Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, introducing a new duty of care for interactive computer service providers. This duty mandates that platforms implement reasonable processes to address cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations to retain their Section 230 immunity for these specific issues. These required processes include preventing cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, providing a clear mechanism for notice and removal under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, and maintaining data logs for legal proceedings. Platforms must also remove content determined unlawful by a court. The bill expands the definition of an "information content provider" to include those using generative models, thereby encompassing AI-generated content. The bill also significantly amends the TAKE IT DOWN Act, broadening its scope to cover both cyberstalking and sexually explicit digital forgeries. Covered platforms must establish a process for individuals to notify them of such content and request its removal. Upon receiving a valid request, platforms are required to remove the content within 48 hours and make reasonable efforts to identify and remove identical copies. The legislation defines "cyberstalking" as a deliberate course of conduct causing substantial emotional distress or fear of bodily harm, and "intimate privacy violation" as non-consensual intimate visual depictions or sexually explicit digital forgeries. The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with other agencies, is directed to promulgate regulations to implement these amendments within 180 days. The amendments apply to information made available on or after the enactment date and are not to be construed to infringe upon First Amendment rights.
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Timeline
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • December 1, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 1, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Science, Technology, Communications

Deepfake Liability Act

USA119th CongressHR-6334| House 
| Updated: 12/1/2025
This legislation aims to combat cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations by amending key federal laws. It modifies Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, introducing a new duty of care for interactive computer service providers. This duty mandates that platforms implement reasonable processes to address cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations to retain their Section 230 immunity for these specific issues. These required processes include preventing cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, providing a clear mechanism for notice and removal under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, and maintaining data logs for legal proceedings. Platforms must also remove content determined unlawful by a court. The bill expands the definition of an "information content provider" to include those using generative models, thereby encompassing AI-generated content. The bill also significantly amends the TAKE IT DOWN Act, broadening its scope to cover both cyberstalking and sexually explicit digital forgeries. Covered platforms must establish a process for individuals to notify them of such content and request its removal. Upon receiving a valid request, platforms are required to remove the content within 48 hours and make reasonable efforts to identify and remove identical copies. The legislation defines "cyberstalking" as a deliberate course of conduct causing substantial emotional distress or fear of bodily harm, and "intimate privacy violation" as non-consensual intimate visual depictions or sexually explicit digital forgeries. The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with other agencies, is directed to promulgate regulations to implement these amendments within 180 days. The amendments apply to information made available on or after the enactment date and are not to be construed to infringe upon First Amendment rights.
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Timeline
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • December 1, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 1, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jake Auchincloss

Jake Auchincloss

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (1)
Celeste Maloy (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted