Trump Signs Bill Banning Deepfakes, Nonconsensual Images: What to Know

President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law on Monday, a significant step in regulating the nonconsensual sharing of intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes. The legislation aims to protect individuals from the harmful effects of such content, which has been increasingly prevalent in the digital age with the expansion of artificial intelligence. "This legislation is a powerful step forward in our efforts to ensure that every American, especially young people, can feel better protected from their image or identity being abused through nonconsensual, intimate imagery," First Lady Melania Trump, who has been an outspoken advocate of the Act, said yesterday at the signing ceremony. Read more: Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates Meta's Removal of Fake AI Ad What are deepfakes? Deepfakes are realistic but fake images, videos or audio created using artificial intelligence to mimic someone's appearance, voice or actions. One widely reported example was a 2022 ... Read full article.