The laws, and links to the actual text

Makes it a federal crime to publish sexually explicit images of a person without consent — AI-generated images count exactly the same as real photographs. Sharing or threatening to share intimate images of a minor carries fines and up to three years. Since 19 May 2026 covered platforms must run a notice-and-removal process and take content down within 48 hours of a valid notice.

Would have required age verification and parental consent for minors' social media accounts. A federal court declared it unconstitutional and permanently enjoined it on 31 March 2025. It is still widely cited as if it applied. It does not.

Arkansas's amended and expanded replacements for Act 689. Act 901 was preliminarily enjoined on 15 December 2025 and Act 900 on 20 April 2026, the day before it was to take effect. Both are on appeal. Do not build any program that assumes state age-verification law will do the work for you.

The first state law aimed squarely at AI companions. Operators must disclose the chatbot is not human, maintain a protocol for handling suicidal ideation and self-harm and publish it, and — for users known to be minors — issue break reminders. Arkansas has no equivalent, so for Arkansas families these safeguards are voluntary.

Requires AI companion operators to disclose that the user is talking to an AI, repeat that disclosure at intervals during long sessions, and run a protocol for detecting and responding to expressions of self-harm. Enforced by the New York Attorney General with penalties up to $15,000 per day.