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Lawmakers, First Lady and survivors urge swift passage of Take It Down Act to curb AI deepfake abuse
Summary
At a Senate roundtable, lawmakers, the first lady and survivors described harms from nonconsensual intimate images and urged House passage of the Take It Down Act, which sponsors say would require platforms to remove such images within 48 hours and make publication a federal crime.
Senator Ted Cruz, host of a Capitol Hill roundtable on the Take It Down Act, opened the event by saying the Senate had already approved the bill unanimously and urged House members to move it quickly so it can reach the president’s desk.
The bill aims to criminalize the publication of nonconsensual intimate images—including AI-generated “deepfake” pornography—and to require major online platforms to implement a notice-and-takedown process that sponsors say would remove such images within 48 hours. "The Take It Down Act, which has already passed the senate unanimously," Cruz said, "is one step closer to making this dream a reality."
Why it matters: Survivors and advocates at the roundtable described repeated, long-lasting harm caused by images that continue to circulate online and by slow or nonresponsive takedown processes. Several speakers urged federal law to create a uniform remedy so victims nationwide—not only those with influence—can get explicit images removed quickly.
Survivors recounted how AI…
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