Researcher Says New ‘Take It Down Act’ Would Help Stop Nude AI Images

Here’s Why the Bipartisan Deepfake ‘Revenge Porn’ Bill Trump Signed Is Stirring Controversy

President Donald Trump, seated next to first lady Melania Trump and joined by lawmakers and victims of AI deepfakes and revenge porn, holds a copy of the Take It Down Act during a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 19. Photo: Getty Images Now over 100 days into his second term, President Trump has signed among the fewest bills of any president. But on Monday, Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act, which criminal…

Explicit deepfakes to be criminalized

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) – Victims of explicit defects will soon be able to take legal action against people who create these images. Explicit defects are images in which a person's face is superimposed on a nude body using artificial intelligence. A federal law criminalizing the sharing of those images is now coming. The law will make it illegal for anyone to share online nonconsensual explicit images whether real or computer generated. It will also re…

Trump signs proposal to criminalize revenge porn, deepfakes

President Donald Trump has signed into law a proposal from Congress to criminalize the creation and distribution of nonconsensual, explicit images generated by artificial intelligence, which U.S. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, a cosponsor, praised as a small but significant step…

Trump Signs Law Targeting Deepfakes and Revenge Porn—Here’s What to Know

President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law on May 19, criminalizing the publication of nonconsensual intimate imagery. The legislation puts a 48-hour timer on online platforms to remove explicit content at the request of the individuals featured. Take It Down is an acronym for Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks, and is an attempt to mitigate the spread of nonconse…

Researcher says new ‘Take it Down Act’ would help stop nude AI images

US President Trump signed the Delete Act, which imposes severe penalties on the dissemination of explicit photos and videos without consent. Social media must delete related content within 48 hours and process duplicate content in batches. Publishers will face criminal penalties. The bill aims to combat deep fakes and revenge pornography.