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Massachusetts: intimate images shared without consent
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- Statute: Distribution of sexually explicit images without consent (enacted 2024)
- Citation: unknown
- AI-generated or altered ("deepfake") images covered: not confirmed
- Civil action for the victim in the same section: not confirmed
- Source: cybercivilrights.org/nonconsensual-distribution-of-intimate-images/ (citation from the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative index; not yet checked against the statute text)
- Notes: Enacted 2024 (An Act to prevent abuse and exploitation, effective 2024-09-18); the official mass.gov summary states the law extends to computer-generated images, but the General Laws section number could not be confirmed against statute text this session (malegislature.gov c. 272 §§ 43 and 107 are other subjects). Check the CCRI index.
What applies in every state
- TAKE IT DOWN Act (federal, Pub. L. 119-12): knowingly publishing intimate images of an identifiable adult without consent, including AI-generated ones, is a federal crime, and since May 19, 2026 covered platforms must remove such images and known copies within 48 hours of a valid request. Enforced by the FTC. Definition.
- Federal civil action (15 U.S.C. § 6851): a person whose intimate image was disclosed without consent can sue in federal court for damages regardless of state law.
- Hash blocking: adults can register the image at StopNCII.org; if the person is under 18, NCMEC Take It Down. Neither uploads the image.
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Informational, not legal advice; statutes change and prosecutors and courts interpret them. Check the linked source before relying on it.
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