Intimate Privacy Protection Act

This bill amends Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to require interactive computer service providers to implement reasonable processes for addressing cyberstalking, intimate privacy violations, and digital forgeries, or lose certain legal protections. It also expands the definition of information content provider to include solicitation or encouragement.

Sec. 2, Duty of care for cyberstalking, intimate privacy violations, and digital forgeries: This section adds a new condition to the existing Section 230(c)(1) immunity for providers. To retain protection, a provider must implement a reasonable process that includes preventing such conduct, providing a clear reporting system, investigating reports, removing known violative content within 24 hours, preserving data for legal proceedings without other use, removing court-determined unlawful content, and following any additional FTC requirements. It defines 'cyberstalking' as conduct causing substantial emotional distress or fear of bodily harm, 'digital forgery' as manipulated audiovisual material likely to cause harm, and 'intimate privacy violation' as non-consensual sharing or forgery of intimate visual depictions.

Sec. 2, Information content provider defined: The definition of 'information content provider' is expanded to include those who create or develop content through solicitation or encouragement.

Sec. 2, Regulations: The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, must issue regulations within 180 days to implement these amendments.

Sec. 2, Applicability: The amendments apply to information made available on or after the bill's enactment date.

Sec. 2, Rule of construction: The amendments cannot be interpreted to infringe on First Amendment rights.