Utah digital reality posture profile

Why this status

Based on direct statute tracking.

What this means

• The rule is squarely about voting-influence communications — political ads, campaign mailers, and similar messages that use synthetic media to shape how people vote.
• The required disclosure is the practical compliance line — communications that carry it are inside the rule; ones that don't can trigger enforcement.
• There's no specific minor-protection or general-consumer scope in SB 131 — those concerns sit in adjacent Utah statutes, not in this law.

What to do next

• Read SB 131 on the Utah Legislature site for the exact definition of "synthetic media" and the scope of communications intended to influence voting.
• If you're concerned about a deepfake outside an election context — in a social feed, in a school setting, or directed at a private individual — Utah's SB 131 isn't the relevant rule. Federal protections and the platform's own content policy are where to look first.

Citation-grade sources

Provenance

References

• Utah SB 131 — Information Technology Act Amendments (2024 General Session)

  Official Utah Legislature bill page. Status history confirms Governor signed 13 Mar 2024. Full enrolled bill text was not retrieved in this fetch — only the bill status and hearing pages were returned. Operative date and specific disclosure requirements require reviewer confirmation against the enrolled text.