US EditionTrump Signs Law Targeting Non-Consensual AI Deepfakes and Revenge Porn
- President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act on May 19, 2025, in Washington, DC, targeting non-consensual intimate imagery online.
- The law responds to rising issues of revenge porn and AI-generated deepfake pornography, with support from advocates including First Lady Melania Trump and Senator Ted Cruz.
- The legislation requires platforms to remove reported abusive content within 48 hours and imposes criminal penalties on those distributing non-consensual explicit images, both real and AI-generated.
- Victims like Sabrina Javellana report ongoing challenges, noting the law’s 48-hour window may allow content to spread, while advocates warn repeated claims increase victims’ isolation and fear.
- Although the law could improve content removal and deter offenders, critics highlight risks of overbroad language leading to censorship and uncertain overall effectiveness.
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Special Column Deepfakes Are Not the Future, They Are the Present and Many Are Not Prepared
Sooner or later the deepfakes, the top level of the fake news, were going to make their triumphal entry through the big door of politics. But what are they and what do they achieve? A first approach: the systematic use of them, in image, video or audio format generated with artificial intelligence, that use a person's appearance or voice to generate a synthetic version and get him to do or say something that that person never did or said.
‘Take it Down Act’ to combat online sexual exploitation signed into law
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump on May 19 signed into law the Take It Down Act, a measure that imposes penalties for online sexual exploitation. First lady Melania Trump was among the legislation’s advocates, who also included groups that work to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking. The new law will prohibit the nonconsensual online publication of sexually explicit images and videos — both authentic or generated by arti…
Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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