NY S 6278
in committeeEstablishes the crime of aggravated harassment by means of electronic or digital communication and provides for a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination or publication of deep fakes
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment by means of electronic or digital communication; provides for a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination or publication of deep fakes, which are digitized images which are altered to incorporate a person's face or their identifiable body part onto an image and such image depicts a pornographic or lewd sex act or graphic violence.
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
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Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spantonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-03-07
REFERRED TO CODES
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2026-01-07
REFERRED TO CODES
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