Two Men Federally Charged Over AI Deepfake Porn Under the Take It Down Act

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Federal prosecutors are charging two men under the 2025 Take It Down Act, a law that criminalizes non-consensual AI-generated intimate imagery. The charges stem from alleged AI deepfake porn created without consent. This is the first major test of the law, which aims to protect victims of deepfakes from online exploitation, potentially setting a precedent for future cases.