Nicholas Xenakis and Diana Lee of Covington and Burling write:
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (“SHIELD”) Act, which would criminalize the distribution of private sexually explicit or nude images online.
Specifically, the legislation makes it unlawful to knowingly distribute a private intimate visual depiction of an individual that is obtained or created under circumstances in which the actor knew or reasonably should have known the individual depicted had a reasonable expectation of privacy, and where the distribution causes or is intended to cause harm to the individual depicted. The bill would further criminalize the knowing distribution of a visual depiction of a nude minor with intent to abuse, humiliate, harass, or degrade the minor, or to arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person.
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