Sens. Young and Cruz Spearhead Legislation to Criminalize AI "Revenge Porn"
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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Additional Information
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4569?s=1&r=4
https://www.young.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-TAKE-IT-DOWN-ACT.pdf
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