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Washington has among the most comprehensive deepfake laws in the US: RCW 9A.86.030 criminalizes intimate deepfakes, RCW 29B.35 covers election synthetic media, and SSB 5886 (eff. June 11, 2026) raises civil penalties under RCW 63.60.
West Virginia has no state law against adult intimate deepfakes, but federal TAKE IT DOWN Act fills the gap. State law SB 198 (W.Va. Code §61-8C-12) criminalizes AI-generated CSAM with up to 10 years prison.
The Take It Down Act (Public Law 119-12) criminalizes non-consensual intimate images, covers AI deepfakes, and gives platforms 48 hours to remove them.
Wisconsin outlaws sexual deepfakes under s. 942.09 (2025 Act 34) and requires AI disclosure in campaign ads under s. 11.1303(2m). Learn penalties and what victims can do.
Wyoming has two deepfake laws: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-306 (nonconsensual intimate images including AI, misdemeanor) and new 6-4-307 (synthetic sexual material, felony, effective July 1, 2026).
Wyoming's HB 102 took effect July 1, 2026, creating three new felonies for AI deepfake sexual imagery, AI-generated child abuse material, and self-harm AI systems.
xAI sued a Grok user in Texas federal court on July 14, 2026 over alleged AI deepfakes and CSAM. What the TOS-breach theory means for AI liability.
xAI filed a First Amendment lawsuit July 27, 2026 against Minnesota AG Keith Ellison over HF 1606's ban on AI nudification tools. A TRO was denied July 31; the injunction motion is undecided.