Overview

• President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law on May 19, 2025, marking the first federal legislation targeting nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes.
• The law imposes criminal penalties of up to three years in prison for distributing explicit images without consent and mandates swift content removal by online platforms under FTC oversight.
• The legislation, introduced by Senators Ted Cruz and Amy Klobuchar, received overwhelming bipartisan support, passing unanimously in the Senate and 409–2 in the House.
• First Lady Melania Trump played a key role in advocating for the bill, highlighting its importance for protecting children and teens from online exploitation.
• Digital rights groups have raised concerns about potential overreach, warning that the law's broad takedown provisions could lead to censorship of lawful content.