House Passes Melania-Backed Bill To Fight Deepfake Revenge Porn

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68% : " Melania Trump also released a statement, mentioning her "Be Best" initiative.
60% : On Monday, the GOP-led House overwhelmingly passed a bill championed by First Lady Melania Trump to protect victims of non-consensual intimate imagery, including revenge porn using AI-generated deepfakes.
58% : "Today's bipartisan passage of the Take It Down Act is a powerful statement that we stand united in protecting the dignity, privacy, and safety of our children," she said.
56% : The bill, called the "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act," received the support of 207 Republicans and 202 Democrats.
54% : In the weeks that followed, Melania Trump encouraged the House to pass the bill during a roundtable discussion with Cruz, other lawmakers, survivors of non-consensual intimate imagery, and online safety advocates, according to the White House.
51% : Once signed into law, the legislation would prohibit the non-consensual online publication of intimate visual depictions, including digital forgeries, imposing fines, imprisonment, and mandatory restitution for violations, particularly when intended to harm adults or exploit minors.
47% : "Today, the House took a critical step to combat the growing online publication of real and deepfake nonconsensual intimate images with the passage of the Take It Down Act.
38% : The Kentucky Republican said: "Tonight we're voting on the 'TAKE IT DOWN Act,' a bill that would impose federal criminal and civil penalties for publishing unauthorized intimate pictures generated with AI.

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