Florida passes law criminalizing nonconsensual AI-generated porn after teen deepfake victim

Summary

In 2024, Florida enacted House Bill 757, which makes the creation, distribution, and possession of non-consensual AI-generated pornographic images a felony and permits victims to sue for damages. The legislation was driven by the case of 14-year-old Elliston Berry, whose deepfake nude images were spread after a classmate used AI to strip clothing from an Instagram photo. Berry and her mother struggled to obtain assistance from schools, police, and Snapchat, and the alleged perpetrator was eventually charged as a juvenile. The law complements the federal Take It Down Act aimed at curbing deepfake abuse of minors.