Monday, July 13, 2026

OPINION_ War Against Deepfakes Begins With 'Take It Down' Act ( V. Venesulia Carr - NEWSMAX )

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War Against Deepfakes Begins With 'Take It Down' Act


Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla. (C) congratulates U.S. President Donald Trump before he signs the TAKE IT DOWN ACT, during a ceremony with first lady Melania Trump. Also present: deepfake victims and members of Congress in the Rose Garden of the White House - May 19, 2025 - Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

By V. Venesulia Carr
Monday, 13 July 2026 10:21 AM EDT
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In my 2024 Newsmax Insider article, I highlighted the TAKE IT DOWN ACT, asking Is There Finally Hope for Victims of Deepfakes?Today, I confidently say, yes, there is.

In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured its first conviction under the TAKE IT DOWN ACT, legislation designed to protect and empower victims of nonconsensual intimate image (NCII) abuse, illegalizing its publication online.

A major milestone in safeguarding Americans from digital exploitation and deepfakes, the Act became law in 2025 under the leadership of First Lady Melania Trump.

The DOJ announced the guilty plea of a 37-year-old Ohio man who reportedly used more than 100 artificial intelligence models to create and distribute explicit nonconsensual images of women and minors as part of a sustained harassment campaign.

In this writer's June 2023 article,
"Lawmakers Must Rush to Protect Us from Deepfakes,"I warned of the implications of deepfake technology violations not only against celebrities but non-celebrities.

Mrs. Trump, our legislators, the FBI, and the DOJ handed a massive victory to the American people with this first federal law and conviction of its kind, directly addressing non-consensual intimate images and deepfakes.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/vvenesuliacarr/bitdefender-deepfake-doj/2026/07/10/id/1262433/

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