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State posture profileSouth Carolina

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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

Mixed posture with narrow tracked coverage.

Based on six tracked topics and public disclosures.

Low confidence6 tracked topics

Strongest driver

Synthetic Explicit Content

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Weakest driver

Deepfakes

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Posture meter

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

Mixed posture
ReactiveMixedProactive

Lean

Mixed posture

Breadth

Narrow tracked coverage

State/topic detailSouth Carolina

South Carolina Synthetic Explicit Content law summary

Specific rule in effect.

Based on direct statute tracking.

As of July 2026, South Carolina makes it a crime to share sexually explicit deepfakes and other AI-generated intimate images without the depicted person's consent. Governor McMaster signed the Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act (H.3058, Act No. 37) on May 12, 2025, which reaches "digitally forged" images generated or substantially modified by machine-learning or other computer-generated means, with penalties up to $5,000 and five years for a first offense. Ten days later, on May 22, 2025, he signed two companion laws (S.28, Act No. 57, and S.29, Act No. 58) that extend the state's child-exploitation statutes to computer-generated and "morphed" depictions of minors, including images where no real child exists. Based on public records, both sub-areas, non-consensual intimate deepfakes of real people and synthetic child sexual abuse material, are covered and in effect.

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

  • Three enacted South Carolina laws effective in mid-2025 specifically reach AI-generated, computer-generated, "digitally forged," and "morphed" explicit content, covering both non-consensual intimate deepfakes and synthetic child sexual abuse material.

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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  • Gov. McMaster signs Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images bill (H.3058)

    Official text

    Citation: Governor McMaster press release confirms H.3058 signed May 12, 2025, criminalizing distribution of 'digitally forged' AI/computer-generated intimate images without consent.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source

  • SC AG Wilson on passage of S.28 and S.29 (AI-generated CSAM, morphed images)

    Official text

    Citation: SC Attorney General press release confirms S.28/S.29 passed the General Assembly (May 8, 2025) to criminalize AI-generated CSAM and 'morphed images' defined as digitally created/altered explicit images.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source

  • SC Bill H.3058 (Act No. 37) — Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images

    Official text

    Citation: H.3058 (Act No. 37, R56) signed and effective May 12, 2025 creates S.C. Code §16-15-330/332 defining 'digitally forged intimate image' as generated/modified by machine-learning or computer-generated means.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source

  • SC Bill S.28 (Act No. 57) — Obscene Visual Representations of Child Sexual Abuse

    Official text

    Citation: S.28 (Act No. 57, R82) signed and effective May 22, 2025; defines visual depiction to include 'computer-generated image' and states the minor depicted need not actually exist.

    Observed: 2026-07-07
    Open source

  • SC Bill S.29 (Act No. 58) — Sexual Exploitation of Minors, morphed images

    Official text

    Citation: S.29 (Act No. 58, R83) signed May 22, 2025 adds §16-15-375(8) 'morphed image' — a visual depiction digitally created/adapted/modified to show an identifiable minor engaging in sexual conduct.

    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

  • Gov. McMaster signs Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images bill (H.3058)

  • SC AG Wilson on passage of S.28 and S.29 (AI-generated CSAM, morphed images)

  • SC Bill H.3058 (Act No. 37) — Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images

  • SC Bill S.28 (Act No. 57) — Obscene Visual Representations of Child Sexual Abuse

  • SC Bill S.29 (Act No. 58) — Sexual Exploitation of Minors, morphed images

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DeepfakesAI TransparencyYouth & Social MediaSynthetic Explicit ContentPrediction MarketsAI Companions

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DeepfakesAI ImpersonationAI TransparencyYouth & Social MediaSynthetic Explicit ContentPrivacy, Biometric, or AIPrediction MarketsAI Companions

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