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The House on Monday passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, sending it to the White House for President Trump's signature.
Why it matters: It's one of the first major tech bills to get through Congress — and it's a bipartisan victory for the legislation, which would require platforms to quickly remove non-consensual intimate images and criminalize posting such content.
- People who post such content would face penalties and prison time. The FTC could sue tech companies for not complying as an unfair or deceptive act or practice.
State of play: The bill moved fast through this Congress after Elon Musk helped tank it at the last minute last year.
- House members on Monday voted 409-2.
- It passed the Senate unanimously in February.
Winners: The bill's passage is a big win for its lead GOP sponsors, Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Maria Salazar, and their Democratic co-sponsors Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Madeleine Dean.
- It's also a win for the White House after Trump highlighted it in his first address to Congress and First Lady Melania Trump pushed for it on the Hill.
- Dozens of tech non-profits, advocacy groups and a former Biden official support the bill.
Losers: Civil society groups and cybersecurity experts warned against passing the bill, saying it would lead to invasive content monitoring and unconstitutional suppression of speech.
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