First Lady Melania Trump called for stronger online abuse protections, urging lawmakers to pass the TAKE IT DOWN Act during a Capitol Hill roundtable on Monday. The bill would criminalize nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfake pornography, and require swift removal from social media platforms. The first lady highlighted the case of a Texas teen victimized by deepfake content and criticized Democrats for skipping the discussion.
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00:02First Lady Melania Trump called for stronger online abuse protections,
00:06urging lawmakers to pass the Take It Down Act during a Capitol Hill roundtable on Monday.
00:11The bill would criminalize non-consensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated
00:15deepfake pornography, and require swift removal from social media platforms.
00:20First Lady highlighted the case of a Texas teen
00:22victimized by deepfake content and criticized Democrats for skipping the discussion.
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