President Donald Trump, First Lady Sign ‘Take It Down’ Act
President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law today.
The legislation targets nonconsensual sharing of nude and explicit images online.
“This will be the first ever federal law to combat the distribution of explicit images posted without subject’s consent,” Mr. Trump spoke alongside First Lady Melania Trump at Monday’s signing ceremony.
“We will not tolerate online exploitation.”
The Take It Down Act targets three common kinds of online exploitation — “revenge porn,” explicit AI-deepfakes and sextortion — by making it illegal to share, or threaten to share, explicit images of a person online without their permission.
Penalties apply equally to real and AI-generated images.
“With the rise of AI image generation, women have been harassed with deepfakes and other explicit images distributed against their will,” the President addressed AI abuse specifically.
“It’s just so horribly wrong … Today, we’re making it totally illegal.”
Focus on the Family’s Vice President of External Relations, Tim Goeglein, attended the ceremony on Focus’ behalf.
“Those of us at Focus on the Family in Washington have championed this outstanding legislation from the beginning,” he told the Daily Citizen, expounding:
First Lady Melania Trump, who helped shepherd the Take It Down Act through Congress, also thanked Congressmembers for putting politics aside in favor of passing the bill. She signed the legislation after the president, who thanked her for her leadership.
“America is blessed to have such a dedicated and compassionate first lady,” he praised.
The Take It Down Act helps parents protect their children in what can often feel like a lawless online universe. The Daily Citizen is grateful for the first family’s leadership and legislators’ willingness to pass family-first legislation.
To learn more about the Take It Down Act, and why its so important, click on our coverage below.
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