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This bill creates a new legal offense called "disclosure of an intimate digital depiction" in Missouri, targeting the malicious sharing of digitally manipulated images that depict individuals in sexually explicit or intimate scenarios without their consent. The bill defines key terms such as "intimate digital depiction" (which includes digitally altered images showing uncovered genitals, sexual acts, or bodily fluids) and establishes penalties for purposefully disclosing or threatening to disclose such images with the intent to harass, threaten, or cause harm to the depicted individual. The offense is classified as a class D felony for actual disclosure, a class E felony for threats of disclosure, and can be elevated to a class C felony for repeat offenses or if the image could potentially impact government proceedings or facilitate violence. Importantly, the bill includes protections for internet service providers who voluntarily take good faith actions to restrict access to such images, and explicitly states that disclaimers about an image's unauthorized nature are not a legal defense against prosecution.

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