Bill criminalizing deepfake revenge porn passes House, heads to Trump’s desk

Congress protects women with Take It Down Act - Washington Examiner

New Jersey was the first state to acknowledge the dangers of “revenge porn,” banning the trend in 2004. Alaska followed its lead in 2006, and then Texas years later in 2015. More states jumped on board, often dealing with the confusing legality of protecting First Amendment rights, not having previous court cases to go off of, and addressing the ever-changing landscape of social media and deepfake technology. Now, a Republican-led House of Repre…

Take It Down Act draws new line in fighting online exploitation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) – A bill requiring online platforms to take down nonconsensual intimate imagery within 48 hours brought a rare sign of Congressional solidarity, with nearly unanimous support for its passage.

Legislation passes criminalizing posting explicit material, real or AI-generated

Legislation that has been in the works for years to protect against the distribution of a person's intimate photos has passed both the House and Senate in Washington and now is waiting to be signed by President Trump. With the rise of artificial intelligence and technology, it's a sigh of relief for people who have been the victims of these types of crimes. The bill makes it a federal crime to post or threaten to publish AI-generated explicit im…

Heroic Republican Reps. Massie and Burlison

Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Eric Burlison of Missouri broke with their party and voted against revenge porn legislation backed by First Lady Melania Trump. The Take It Down Act criminalizes the promulgation of non-consensual sexual imagery on the internet, including AI-generated “deepfakes.” Now, while I certainly oppose porn, revenge porn, sexual imagery, and deepfakes, it is simply not the job of the federal government to co…

Deepfake porn creators could face prison time under bipartisan bills

With nearly unanimous bipartisan support, the Michigan House has passed bills that would criminalize the sharing or creation of “deepfake” porn of a person without their consent.

Federal bill addressing non-consensual, AI-generated nudes on track to become law

A Congressional bill addressing non-consensual artificial intelligence-generated nude images is on track to become law. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, of which Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, is one of 21 co-sponsors, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday with strong bipartisan support after previously passing the U.S. Senate. It’s now on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk to become law. “Last night, the House passed our TAKE IT DOWN Act, …