Bipartisan Act to Criminalize Deepfakes, Revenge Porn Advances in Congress

The bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act, aimed at criminalizing non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfakes, cleared a House committee, gaining widespread support for requiring websites to swiftly remove such content and addressing the growing threat of AI-generated exploitation.

• The bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act, introduced by Sens. Cruz and Klobuchar, cleared the House committee.
• The Act aims to criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes, and require websites to remove such content within 48 hours.
• The Act has gained widespread support from tech companies, victim advocacy groups, law enforcement, and other organizations.