House passes bipartisan bill to combat explicit deepfakes, sending it to Trump to sign into law
The House passed a bipartisan bill Monday aimed at combating deepfake pornography, tackling a sensitive issue that has become a growing problem amid advances in artificial intelligence.
The House passed a bipartisan bill Monday aimed at combating deepfake pornography, tackling a sensitive issue that has become a growing problem amid advances in artificial intelligence.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure, which sailed through the House in a 409-2 vote, into law.
The "Take it Down Act" would criminalize publishing nonconsensual, sexually explicit images and videos — including those generated by AI — and require platforms to remove the content within 48 hours of notice. The Senate passed the legislation by unanimous consent earlier this year.
Passing the bill is a rare legislative feat for Congress, which has been notoriously slow to keep up with the pace of technology.
And the effort attracted broad bipartisan support: Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., are the lead sponsors of the bill in the Senate, while first lady Melania Trump has used her platform to help champion it. President Trump touted the bill in a speech before Congress last month.
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