South Dakota — AI-Generated CSAM Expansion (2025)
South Dakota enacted legislation in 2025 explicitly extending its existing CSAM laws to cover AI-generated child sexual abuse material. The bill clarified that synthetic images depicting minors engaged in sexual activity violate South Dakota law regardless of whether a real child was involved in producing the image.
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