US EditionNew Federal Law that Cracks Down on Deepfake Revenge Porn Images Inspired by North Texas Teen
- Elliston Berry, a teenager from North Texas, and her mother, Anna McAdams, joined the bill signing event for the Take It Down Act held at the White House earlier this week.
- The law followed a case where a classmate posted fake intimate images of Berry and other girls online for nine months, prompting them to seek legal protection.
- The Take It Down Act makes posting real or AI-generated intimate images without consent a federal crime and requires social media platforms to remove them within 48 hours upon request.
- Berry expressed how meaningful it was to join the President and First Lady as they endorsed legislation aimed at safeguarding individuals, highlighting the dedication she and her mother showed over the previous eighteen months advocating for this protection.
- The law offers new protections for victims but raises concerns about vague language, lax verification, and potential content overreach as platforms must quickly comply with takedown requests.
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‘This was my innocence’: 15-year-old exposes AI’s horrifying threat to girls
As a freshman in high school, the last thing Elliston Berry expected was to see AI-generated nude deepfakes of herself floating around — but unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened. "I woke up with messages from my friend notifying me that these images of me were going around,” Berry tells Bla...
New federal law that cracks down on deepfake revenge porn images inspired by North Texas teen | News Channel 3-12
By Jack Fink Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC (KTVT) — A North Texas teenager and her mother, who pushed for a new law to crackdown on revenge porn and deepfake images, celebrated during a bill signing ceremony at the White House last Monday. 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 t…
New federal law that cracks down on deepfake revenge porn images inspired by North Texas teen
By Jack Fink Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, DC (KTVT) — A North Texas teenager and her mother, who pushed for a new law to crackdown on revenge porn and deepfake images, celebrated during a bill signing ceremony at the White House last Monday. 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 t…
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Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed
The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as a long-overdue win for victims, experts warn its vague language, lax standards for verifying claims, and tight compliance window could pave the way for overreach, censorship of legitimate content, and even surveil
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