Bill Targeting Deepfake Porn Unanimously Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2024 – A bipartisan bill to combat the spread of AI-generated, or deepfake, revenge pornography online unanimously passed the Senate Tuesday.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act, co-authored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., would make it unlawful to knowingly publish non-consensual intimate imagery, including deepfake imagery, that depict nude and explicit content in interstate commerce.

Websites would be required to implement procedures to remove non-consensual intimate imagery within 48 hours of a victim's request and take reasonable steps to prevent the spread of such content. The legislation would also empower victims to seek justice without requiring costly or retraumatizing civil actions.