State posture profileOregon

Oregon digital reality posture profile

Public-source posture estimateNot legal adviceState reviewed2026-07-07 · 7 July 2026

This page summarizes six tracked digital safety topics for Oregon, showing where public legislative coverage currently looks more proactive, more reactive, broader, or thinner. It is a structural posture signal based on public disclosures, not a political or legal grade.

Educational summary only

Not legal advice. Laws and enforcement change frequently. Verify current official statutes, regulations, and counsel where needed.

Overall state posture signal

Reactive-leaning posture with narrow tracked coverage.

Based on six tracked topics and public disclosures.

Low confidence6 tracked topics

Posture meter

Lean and breadth across six tracked topics. Not a quality or political score.

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Lean

Reactive-leaning

Breadth

Narrow tracked coverage

State/topic detailOregon

Oregon Synthetic Explicit Content law summary

Specific rule in effect.

Based on direct statute tracking.

Oregon makes it a crime to share a sexually explicit deepfake of a real person without their consent. House Bill 2299 (Chapter 116 of the 2025 Oregon Laws) expanded the state's unlawful dissemination of an intimate image law so that an "image" now includes "a digitally created, manipulated or altered depiction that is reasonably realistic" — closing the gap where AI-generated fakes were not clearly covered. Based on public records, the rule took effect January 1, 2026, and still requires that the person shared the image intending to harass, humiliate or injure someone who did not consent. A first offense is a misdemeanor and repeat conduct can rise to a felony.

Educational summary only

Not legal advice. Laws and enforcement change frequently. Verify current official statutes, regulations, and counsel where needed.

Why this status

Based on direct statute tracking.

What this means

  • Oregon's enacted HB 2299 (2025) specifically expands the intimate-image dissemination crime to reach digitally created, manipulated or altered depictions that are reasonably realistic, and it took effect January 1, 2026.

What to do next

  • Read the cited statute or bill text linked below to confirm the specifics for your state.

Citation-grade sources

Official sources

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  • Oregon Legislature — House press release: HB 2299 criminalizing AI-generated deepfake pornography

    Official text

    Citation: Official legislature press release identifies HB 2299 as the bipartisan bill criminalizing AI-generated deepfake pornography / non-consensual synthetic intimate images.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source
  • Oregon OLIS — Enrolled House Bill 2299 (amends ORS 163.472)

    Official text

    Citation: Enrolled House Bill 2299 (83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly, 2025 Regular Session) amends ORS 163.472 to reach digitally created/altered images that are reasonably realistic.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source
  • Oregon OLIS — HB 2299 (2025) Measure Overview

    Official text

    Citation: OLIS overview shows HB 2299 assigned Chapter 116 of 2025 Oregon Laws; catchline modifies the crime of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image to include digitally created, manipulated or altered images.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source

Context / secondary sources

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  • KOIN — New Oregon law that criminalizes explicit AI images takes effect

    Discovery lead
    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source

Provenance

Source basis

Official/public links curated

Confidence

High confidence

Review scope

Review centered on currently tracked state-level law

Last reviewed

2026-07-07 · 7 July 2026

References

  • Oregon Legislature — House press release: HB 2299 criminalizing AI-generated deepfake pornography

  • Oregon OLIS — Enrolled House Bill 2299 (amends ORS 163.472)

  • Oregon OLIS — HB 2299 (2025) Measure Overview

  • KOIN — New Oregon law that criminalizes explicit AI images takes effect

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