Sens. Young and Cruz Spearhead Legislation to Criminalize AI "Revenge Porn"

June 18, 2024

United StatesU.S. Congress

Summary

On June 18, 2024, Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 4569), which would criminalize AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII). The bill would make it unlawful for a person to knowingly publish NCII on social media and other online platforms. The bill also “clarifies that a victim consenting to the creation of an authentic image does not mean that the victim has consented to its publication.

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