North Texas Teenager Inspired New Federal Law that Cracks Down on Deepfake Revenge Porn Images

North Texas teenager inspired new federal law that cracks down on deepfake revenge porn images

Elliston Berry, 16, and her mother Anna McAdams of Aledo, stood next to President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas who led the bipartisan effort to pass the bill along with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota.

Explicit deepfakes are now a federal crime. Enforcing that may be a major problem.

Digital rights and victim advocacy groups have reservations about the Take It Down Act's efficacy, but celebrate a first step toward AI regulation.