All legislation
Proposed·legislation

SB 170 — Require The Provision Of A Notice To Consumers, Interacting With Certain Chatbots Or Other Human-Simulating Computer Technologies That Could Mislead Or Deceive The Consumer

South DakotaIntroduced Feb 17, 2026Enacted Feb 17, 2026

SB 170, known as the Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act, is a proposed bill in West Virginia aimed at criminalizing the non-consensual distribution of deepfake intimate media. The bill seeks to address the creation and sharing of synthetic media without consent, focusing on protecting individuals from non-consensual deepfake pornography. It falls under the privacy_surveillance harm domain by targeting the unauthorized use of biometric data and deepfake technology to harm individuals.

Misinfo & Disinfo
View full text