criminalize the publication of any “non-consensual, sexually exploitative images” including AI-generated deep fake images, and would require social media websites to create processes to help victims remove photos from the internet. Twelve other lawmakers signed onto the bill, six of whom are Democrats.
“I was just 14 years old when I feared my future was ruined,” Berry said. “To this day, the number of people that have these images or have seen them is still a mystery. As it took eight and a half months to get these images off Snapchat, that doesn’t wipe the photos off people’s devices. Every day, I will live in fear that these images will resurface.”
“If we had been Taylor Swift, they would have come down immediately. This bill gives us a voice we didn’t have before.” – Anna McAdamsBaker said the law also introduces questions surrounding consent, which is typically difficult to prove or disprove in a court. In addition to introducing stricter penalties for those who create and distribute sexually explicit deep fakes, Cruz believes federal regulation is necessary to pressure social media websites to comply with taking down images.