A bill to prevent the distribution of intimate visual depictions without consent.

Sponsor: Mike Lee (Republican-UT)July 23, 2026

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Online platforms would need to verify age and consent for intimate images to prevent non-consensual sharing.

This bill would make online platforms verify the age and identity of people uploading intimate images. It would also require platforms to get explicit written consent from anyone shown in those images. This aims to protect individuals from having their private images shared without their permission, with platforms and users facing penalties for violations.

What Would Change

Today, online platforms do not have federal requirements to verify the age and identity of users uploading intimate images. They also don't need to get explicit written consent from those depicted. This bill would change that. It would require platforms to verify user age and identity, and to obtain detailed written consent and age verification for all individuals in such images. These verification rules would apply to images uploaded before, on, or after the bill's effective date. Violations would carry civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day per image and potential criminal charges for platforms and users.

Key Provisions

Requires online platforms to verify that users uploading intimate images are at least 18 years old and confirm their identity. These rules would apply to images uploaded before, on, or after the bill's effective date.
Requires online platforms to verify that all individuals shown in intimate images were at least 18 when the image was created. They must also verify explicit written consent for each sex act and for the image's distribution. These rules would apply to images uploaded before, on, or after the bill's effective date.
Prevents users from uploading intimate images to online platforms without the explicit written consent of the individuals depicted.
Mandates the Attorney General to create a standard consent form for individuals depicted in intimate images and approve other forms.
Imposes civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day per image on platforms that fail to verify users. Individuals can also sue platforms or users for similar damages if consent rules are broken.

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S 5129 · 119th Congress · July 23, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

A bill to prevent the distribution of intimate visual depictions without consent.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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