The following statement can be attributed to Chris Mohr, President, the Software & Information Industry Association.

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) congratulates Senators Cruz and Klobuchar on the Senate passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act to criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including deepfake revenge pornography and to create a process for social media platforms to take down NCII.  In the remaining weeks of the 118^th Congress, we urge the House to pass this bill along with the related bill passed by the Senate earlier this year – the DEFIANCE Act, which would create civil liability for those who create and share NCII.  Together these bills will fill a gap in the law and help bring an end to the scourge of NCII.