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 118th 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.