Catenaa, Wednesday, May 21, 2025- President Donald Trump on Monday signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law, marking a sweeping federal crackdown on non-consensual deepfake and intimate imagery online.
The legislation requires tech platforms to remove such content within 48 hours of notification and establishes criminal penalties for offenders.
The law immediately goes into effect, making it a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish explicit images-real or AI-generated-without consent, with intent to harm or harass.
Violators face fines and potential prison time. The bill covers adults and minors, including revenge porn and AI deepfakes.
The act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support-409-2 in the House and unanimous consent in the Senate.
It compels tech companies hosting user-generated content to implement takedown protocols and prevent reposting of flagged material.
The law follows a surge in deepfake abuse reports, with public figures such as Taylor Swift and Jamie Lee Curtis among recent victims. The legislation marks one of the first major federal responses to generative AI misuse.
