Melania Trump Advocates for Bipartisan Anti-Revenge Porn Bill on Capitol Hill
The First Lady highlighted the urgency of the 'Take It Down Act' to combat online abuse and criticized partisan absence at the roundtable event.
- Melania Trump made her first major public remarks of President Trump's second term, supporting the 'Take It Down Act' to address non-consensual intimate imagery and AI-generated deepfakes.
- The bipartisan bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), has passed the Senate and awaits consideration in the House of Representatives.
- The legislation would criminalize the sharing of non-consensual intimate images, including deepfakes, and require social media platforms to remove such content within 48 hours of victim notification.
- During the roundtable, Trump praised the bipartisan efforts but expressed disappointment in the limited attendance of Democratic lawmakers, urging Congress to prioritize children's safety over partisan politics.
- The event featured testimony from survivors, including a 15-year-old girl targeted by AI-generated imagery, underscoring the real-life impact of online exploitation.
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