Headline Roundup • April 29th, 2025
House Passes Bill to Criminalize Deepfake and Revenge Porn
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The House passed the "Take It Down" Act on Monday which would criminalize the non-consensual sharing of sexual images, including deepfake pornography, on Monday.
The Details: The bill, which has received strong support from First Lady Melania Trump and approval from the Senate, passed 409-2 and now head's to President Donald Trump's desk for signature. In the Senate, it was introduced by Ted Cruz (R-TX) and sponsored by Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Eric Burilson (R-MO) were the sole “no” votes, and 22 representatives abstained from voting.
Key Quotes: “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,” Melania Trump wrote in a statement. Rep. Massie cited a Washington Post (Lean Left bias) analysis that highlighted criticisms against the bill, and wrote, "I’m voting NO because I feel this is a slippery slope, ripe for abuse, with unintended consequences."
For Context: Deepfake technology, which uses AI to create hyperrealistic but fake content, has been increasingly misused for creating non-consensual pornographic images and videos. The legislation comes as part of Melania Trump's "Be Best" platform, focusing on online safety and would require sites to have procedures to remove such content upon notification from a victim.
How the Media Covered It: Both CNN (Left bias) and Just The News (Lean Right) reported the news similarly, highlighting the bipartisan support for the bill and the role of Melania Trump in its passage. Both outlets mentioned the overwhelming support the bill received in the House and Senate and the expected signature from President Trump.
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The US House of Representatives on Monday passed the “Take It Down” Act, which aims to protect Americans from deepfake and revenge pornography.
Lawmakers voted 409-2 to pass the bill – which boosts protections for victims of non-consensual sharing of sexual images, including content generated by artificial intelligence known as deepfake porn – and it will go to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature.
First lady Melania Trump has thrown her support behind the effort, lobbying House lawmakers last month to pass the legislation, and the president is expected to sign the...
The Take It Down Act, a measure that would criminalize the publication of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes, passed the House on Monday and now heads to President Trump’s desk.
The measure cleared the House in an overwhelming 409-2 vote, with 22 members not voting. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Eric Burilson (R-Mo.) were the sole “no” votes.
The bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly post or threaten to publish realistic, computer-generated pornographic images and videos that attempt to show identifiable, real people on social media and elsewhere online.
Trump indicated...
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,...
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