Aegis

Civil rights & AI safety

Legal Frameworks

The statutes, regulations, and survivor-aligned resources our advocacy reports cite. Reducing the barrier to legal recourse for targeted activists.

Survivor-first legal posture

Aegis never stores the harmful media itself. Cryptographic hashes anchored on Solana create proof of existence that survivors can hand to law enforcement, civil-rights attorneys, or courtrooms — without forcing them to relive the abuse.

Cited frameworks

United States
2026 Federal AI Accountability Act

Mandates platform takedown of non-consensual synthetic media within 48 hours, with civil penalties for repeat non-compliance.

Pub. L. 119-204 §301–§312

California, US
California Penal Code §647(j)(4)

Criminalizes distribution of synthetic intimate imagery without consent. Provides survivors a private right of action.

Cal. Penal Code §647(j)(4)

United States
47 U.S.C. §230(e)(5)

Section 230 carve-out removing platform immunity for NCII and certain synthetic abuse content.

47 U.S.C. §230(e)(5)

European Union
EU Digital Services Act, Art. 16

Notice-and-action mechanism requiring platforms to provide accessible, survivor-friendly takedown procedures.

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065

United States
Civil Rights Act, Title II adaptation

Applies to coordinated targeting of protected classes, supporting hate-crime classification of pattern harassment.

42 U.S.C. §2000a

United Kingdom
UK Online Safety Act 2023, Pt. 10

Criminalizes the sharing or threatening to share synthetic intimate images. Protects survivors regardless of intent.

Online Safety Act 2023

Survivor advocacy resources