House overwhelmingly passes 'Take it Down' bill that criminalizes deepfake revenge porn

The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan "Take It Down Act," which seeks to federally criminalize the publishing of computer-generated porn images and videos out of revenge and without consent. 

The Senate passed the measure, which was cosponsored last month by Texas GOP Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and President Donald Trump has promised to sign the legislation. 

The House passed the bill by a 409-2 vote. GOP Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Eric Burlison of Missouri voted against it, and nearly two dozen lawmakers did not vote, according to The Hill. It was cosponsored by Florida Republican Rep. Elvira Salazar and Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean.