A ban on deepfake and revenge pornography passed the House with near-unanimous support on April 28, clearing its final congressional hurdle.
The Take It Down Act passed in a 409–2 vote, with just two members voting against it.
It now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, where it is expected to collect his signature.
The bill aims to criminalize the publication of nonconsensual intimate imagery, often called revenge porn, which is increasingly being generated through artificial intelligence (AI).
The resulting images and videos, although fake, can appear deceptively authentic.
The measure would give online platforms no more than 48 hours to remove explicit content at the request of an identifiable individual featured in the images....
