Trump Signs ‘Take It Down Act’ Targeting Deepfake and Revenge Porn

The bill was championed by First Lady Melania Trump, who said she met with survivors to better understand the situation and how children are impacted.
Trump Signs ‘Take It Down Act’ Targeting Deepfake and Revenge Porn
President Donald Trump, alongside First Lady Melania Trump, signs the "Take It Down Act" during a bill signing ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 19, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Travis Gillmore
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President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on May 19 that aims to mitigate the spread of nonconsensual intimate imagery and AI-generated deepfakes.

“With the rise of AI image generation, women have been harassed with deepfakes and other explicit images distributed against their will,” the president said during the event. “It’s just so horribly wrong, and it’s a very abusive situation ... and today we’re making it totally illegal.”
Travis Gillmore
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