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ARTICLE · 22 MAY 2025

Taking Aim At AI-Generated Deepfakes, The President Signs "Take It Down Act" Into Law

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On Monday, President Trump signed into law the "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act" – otherwise known as the "Take It Down Act."

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On Monday, President Trump signed into law the "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act" – otherwise known as the "Take It Down Act."

The new law (S.146) is intended to combat revenge porn as well as the other non-consensual distribution of sexual imagery online, including through the use of deepfakes. At the bill signing ceremony, First Lady Melania Trump said, "Artificial intelligence and social media are the digital candy of the next generation – sweet, addictive, and engineered to have an impact on the cognitive development of our children. But unlike sugar, these new technologies can be weaponized, shape believes, and sadly affect emotions and even be deadly."

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