In one paragraph
Georgia's SB 337 (Act 550 of 2020) brings fake intimate images into the state's nonconsensual pornography law. O.C.G.A. 16-11-90 already made it a crime to knowingly transmit or post, without consent, a photo or video showing an adult's nudity or sexually explicit conduct when it harasses or causes financial loss to the person depicted and serves no legitimate purpose to them. The act adds that this includes a falsely created videographic or still image, which covers deepfakes and other fabricated images. Interactive computer services and telecommunications providers are not liable for content posted by others. It took effect on the Governor's approval.
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What it means for business
Creating and sharing fake nude or sexual images of real adults to harass them is a crime in Georgia; platforms keep their exemption for content posted by users.
Key provisions
- O.C.G.A. 16-11-90(b)(1) and (b)(2): transmitting or posting, or causing the transmission or posting of, nude or sexually explicit images of an adult now expressly includes 'a falsely created videographic or still image'
- The person must act knowingly and without the depicted person's consent, and the post must be harassment or cause financial loss and serve no legitimate purpose to the depicted person
- Interactive computer services (47 U.S.C. 230(f)(2)) and telecommunications services are not liable for content provided by another person
- Takes effect on approval by the Governor and applies to conduct on or after that date
Latest legislative action
Aug 3, 2020. Signed by Governor; Act 550
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