US Congress supports “Take It Down” ACT in bilateral vote

In a rare demonstration of the bilateral section, Congress has passed the action take it down, legislation aimed at limiting the spread of non -consensual intimate images, including porn vengeance and deepfakes created. CNN said the law is now headed to President Donald Trump’s office, where it is expected to sign the law.

He passed by a sweeping 409-2 vote on Monday and unanimously in the Senate earlier this year, the law states that social media platforms remove such images within 48 hours of notification. More importantly, it makes a federal crime to knowingly publish his / her visual material without the subject’s consent.

The legislation comes amid increasing concern about the abuse of artificial intelligence in creating ultraviolet, manipulated images, often targeting women and public figures. It also faces long -term gaps in the legal appeal for porn vengeance victims, which often struggle to remove their images from digital platforms.

Sen Amy Klobuchar, one of the lecturers of the law along with Sen Ted Cruz, underlined the urgency of the subject. “We must provide victims online abuse with the legal protections they need,” Klobuchar said. “Deepfakes create frightening new opportunities for abuse.” Cruz added that ACT’s Swift Takedown claim would help “eliminate victims from repetitive trauma and keep predators”.

First Mrs. Melania Trump also played a visible role in promoting the act, making her first solo appearance of the new presidential term at Capitol Hill in March. It issued its passage as “a strong statement that we are united in protecting our children’s dignity, privacy and security.”

The law was almost a law last year, including in a cost of spending at the end of the year. However, it was finally dismantled after President Trump and technician Mogul Elon Musk opposed wider provisions in the funding plan.

Now she has revived and transferred with her own advantages, the take it down is ready to set a national precedent to regulate digital consent and accountability at AI’s age. Concerning concerns about the development of technology abuse, legislators on both sides of the corridor signify the willingness to attract legal lines around digital exploitation.