Congress found something it could actually agree on: AI-generated fake intimate images are bad. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bipartisan bill targeting non-consensual deepfake imagery, passed the Senate by unanimous consent in February 2025, then cleared the House with a 409-2 vote on April 28, 2025.
President Trump signed it into law on May 19, 2025.
What the bill actually does
The full name is the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act. The legislation, formally designated S. 146, creates a national framework requiring platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII, after receiving a valid takedown notice.
The bill was introduced on January 16, 2025, by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).
