Missouri Deepfake & Digital Media Protection Act
An Act Relating to the Protection of Certain Individuals Affected by Digital Media
Missouri · HB 1887, 103rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2026)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Individuals who create or distribute nonconsensual intimate deepfakes; online platform operators
- Enforced by
- Missouri state courts; Attorney General
Would make it a felony to share or threaten to share AI-generated or digitally altered intimate depictions of a person without consent, with up to four years imprisonment for a first offense and up to ten years if the depicted person is a minor. Online platforms would be required to establish takedown mechanisms for nonconsensual intimate deepfakes by end of 2026. Social media age-verification and parental-consent requirements for minors under 16 are also included.
Who is protected: Adults and minors depicted without consent in intimate or AI-generated digital imagery
Legal detail
Establishes Class E felony (first offense) and Class C felony (minor depicted or repeat) for nonconsensual disclosure or threatened disclosure of intimate digital depictions; imposes platform takedown obligations effective by end of 2026; criminalizes deepfake-facilitated harassment.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Citation | HB 1887, 103rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2026) |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Class E felony up to 4 years (first offense); Class C felony up to 10 years (minor depicted or repeat); civil damages |
| Topics | non-consensual intimate imagery · deepfakes · AI-generated images · children's online safety |
| News report | Missouri House forges ahead with bill targeting AI deepfakes and youth social media use |
More AI rules in Missouri
- Missouri AI Therapy Chatbot Ban (SB 1019) · In effect
- Missouri Taylor Swift Act (SB 1117) · Expired
- Missouri RSMo 573.010 (computer-generated CSAM) · In effect
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Related non-consensual intimate imagery rules elsewhere
- Arizona HB 2133 deepfake sexual content — vetoed 2026 · Vetoed
- Illinois HB 3851 — deepfake cyberbullying in schools (2026) · In effect
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- NY S5959-D (2020, digital replicas + deepfake porn) · In effect
- Alaska AI-CSAM and Deepfake Criminalization Act · Expired
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