Law / United States / Florida
Promotion of an Altered Sexual Depiction; Brooke's Law platform takedown duty
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In force since 1 October 2022.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not willfully generate, solicit, or maliciously promote an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without that person's consent; each act is a separate felony of the third degree.
- An aggrieved person may sue for injunctive relief and at least $10,000 in damages or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney's fees.
- If you operate a covered platform, one that primarily hosts user-generated content or that in the regular course of business publishes, hosts, or makes available nonconsensual altered sexual depictions, establish a process for a depicted person to request removal and post a clear and conspicuous notice describing it.
- Remove a validly requested altered sexual depiction, and make reasonable efforts to remove known identical copies, within 48 hours of receiving the request.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionYes
Statutory damages
Civil action available to an aggrieved person under subsection (7); $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, plus attorney's fees.
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 10,000
What this law does
Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.
It is a third-degree felony to willfully generate, solicit, or maliciously promote a digitally, electronically, or mechanically altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without that person's consent, and an aggrieved person may bring a civil action for injunctive relief and at least $10,000 in damages plus attorney's fees.
A 2025 amendment cited as Brooke's Law added a duty for a covered platform, one that primarily hosts user-generated content or that in the regular course of business makes such depictions available, to establish a notice-and-removal process and to remove a validly requested depiction, and known identical copies, within 48 hours; a platform's unreasonable failure to comply is treated as an unfair or deceptive trade practice under part II of chapter 501. Florida created this prohibition in 2022. Its criminal provisions were further amended in 2025.
When LexLint raises it
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