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Trump Signs Bill to Combat Nonconsensual Explicit Content

  • #Artificial Intelligence
  • #Legislation
  • #Pornography & obscenity
  • #United States of America
Trump Signs Bill to Combat Nonconsensual Explicit Content
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MAY 20
Above: Donald Trump signs the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law during a signing ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 2025. Image copyright: Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated MAY 20

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The Take It Down Act represents a crucial victory for victims of online exploitation, particularly women and minors who have suffered devastating consequences from nonconsensual intimate imagery. It provides tools to help victims reclaim their privacy and dignity, mandates swift takedowns, and imposes clear criminal penalties — while narrowly targeting bad actors to protect lawful speech. It's also proof that bipartisan action in Congress is still possible.

CommerceThe Texas Tribune

Libertarian narrative

The legislation's broad scope and rushed 48-hour takedown deadline risk overcensorship and abuse. Without clear definitions or safeguards, platforms may remove lawful speech — journalism, satire, even art — out of fear of liability. Automated filters and vague standards could be exploited to silence critics or unpopular views. The law also threatens encryption and user privacy, making it a dangerous tool despite its well-meaning intent.

Electronic Frontier FoundationWired

Progressive narrative

The Take It Down Act is a start — but a weak one. It narrowly targets pornographic deepfakes, ignoring the growing threats of non-sexual AI misuse like impersonation, fraud, and identity theft. Victims still bear the burden of policing their abuse; loopholes let bad actors dodge accountability. Worse, the law kicks in only after harm is done. Without stronger protections and proactive enforcement, this bill is far from enough.

WjltaThe Conversation

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Go Deeper

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Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

Congress Passes TAKE IT DOWN Act Despite Major Flaws
Electronic Frontier FoundationAPR 29
Trump Signs Controversial Law Targeting Nonconsensual Sexual Content
WiredMAY 29
WATCH LIVE: Trump signs Take It Down Act, bill combating nonconsensual deepfakes and revenge porn
PBS NewsHourMAY 29
Melania just did something no First Lady has EVER done at extraordinary White House event
Daily MailMAY 29
Taylor Swift might like a word with Trump about his Take It Down Act speech
MSNBCMAY 29
Trump, alongside the first lady, will sign a bill to make posting ‘revenge porn’ a federal crime
Associated PressMAY 29
Melania Trump signs bill outlawing revenge, AI-generated porn alongside husband Donald
New York PostMAY 29

More neutral establishment stance articles

How the Take It Down Act tackles nonconsensual deepfake porn − and how it falls short
The ConversationAPR 29
Youve Been Deepfaked
SlateMAY 29