West Virginia — Deepfake/CSAM Criminalization (2025)
West Virginia enacted legislation in 2025 criminalizing the creation and distribution of AI-generated CSAM and deepfake intimate imagery. Extends West Virginia's existing child pornography statute to explicitly cover AI-generated synthetic content, and creates standalone penalties for deepfake NCII targeting adults.
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