Bill > HB3133

This bill establishes comprehensive regulations for handling deep fake material on social media platforms in Texas, focusing specifically on explicit deep fake content. The legislation defines "deep fake material" as visually manipulated content created to deceive viewers by depicting a real person performing an action that never occurred, with "explicit deep fake material" specifically referring to sexually explicit or intimate content involving a real person without their consent. The bill requires social media platforms to provide an easily accessible complaint system that allows users to submit and track reports about explicit deep fake material, and mandates that platforms respond promptly to such reports by immediately confirming receipt, removing the reported content and its duplicates, and providing a written update to the user within seven days. Platforms must also maintain clear, plain-language notices about their complaint procedures and take measures to prevent previously identified explicit deep fake material from being reposted. If a platform determines that reported content is not actually an explicit deep fake, they may restore the material, but if it is confirmed as such, they must implement preventative measures to stop its future posting. The bill also classifies violations as deceptive trade practices, making them actionable under existing consumer protection laws, and is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

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