Booker Blocks Passage for Cruz’s Take It Down Act

WASHINGTON, Sep. 26, 2024 - Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Wednesday led the effort to block bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, designed to combat AI-generated fake pornographic material and protect people on the Internet.

The Take It Down Act would establish criminal liability for those who share private, explicit content without consent. The bill would also criminalize AI-generated, sexually explicit imagery.

Booker filed a last-minute objection to Cruz’s legislation, leaving Cruz lost as he geared up for a strenuous bid for reelection. Booker did not provide any reasoning for his objection.