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Technology,
Civil Litigation

Jan. 2, 2026

Assembly Bill 621: Strengthening protections against deepfake pornography

Karin Lang

Attorney
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP

Email: klang@panish.law

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Neda Saghafi

Attorney
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP

Email: nsaghafi@panish.law

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Assembly Bill 621: Strengthening protections against deepfake pornography

As artificial intelligence advances and digitally altered images and videos become nearly indistinguishable from reality, the real-world harm caused by this content grows ever more severe. This danger is particularly acute with deepfake pornography--AI-generated sexually explicit imagery that places someone's likeness into intimate scenes without their consent. When such manipulated media are shared online without permission, the impact on survivors is devastating: What was once privat...

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