The Hotline Applauds the Signing of “Take It Down” Act into Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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The law will address long-standing and emerging issues around nonconsensually distributed intimate imagery.
(WASHINGTON, DC) May 19, 2025 – Today, President Trump signed the bipartisan Take It Down Act into law. First Lady Melania Trump, who helped advocate for the bill’s passage, joined the President for the signing in the White House Rose Garden. Katie Ray-Jones, CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) and other leaders and advocates working to end digital abuse were in attendance. The bipartisan legislation, passed with near unanimous support on April 28 (voted 409-2 in the House) aims to mitigate the spread of nonconsensual AI-generated and non-synthetic intimate images online. Sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Ted Cruz, the new law will create concrete accountability measures for those accused of sharing nonconsensual intimate images and require social media and other online platforms to put mechanisms in place for removing images within 48 hours once reported.
The deliberate sharing of nonconsensually distributed intimate imagery online is a growing form of technology-facilitated abuse and is often used by abusive partners to threaten, coerce and control victims of domestic violence. This increasingly common tactic, often referred to as “revenge porn,” gives abusive partners another mechanism for humiliating and harming their victims.
“It is always an honor to be at the White House and we are grateful to see overwhelming bipartisan action taken to address this pervasive issue, especially as victims are increasingly being harmed by the spread of nonconsensual intimate imagery and other forms of technology-facilitated abuse,” Katie Ray-Jones, CEO at The Hotline, said. “This law will now give victims and survivors of domestic violence the power and agency to protect themselves from the harm, humiliation, and shame this abuse causes. The Hotline looks forward to working with victims and survivors, policymakers, the Federal Trade Commission, and technology companies to support the swift implementation of this law.”
The Hotline has long advocated for legislative protections for victims and survivors impacted by the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images and other forms of technology-facilitated abuse. For more information on technology-facilitated abuse and how survivors of domestic violence can protect themselves against it, visit thehotline.org.
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The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) established in 1996, serves those impacted by relationship abuse in the U.S. 24/7 with free and confidential live services provided via phone, chat, and text. To date, The Hotline has served more than 7.5 million people since its inception. The Hotline envisions a world where all relationships are positive, healthy, and free from violence.
If you or someone you know is experiencing relationship abuse in any form, help is available — text START to 88788, call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or chat online at thehotline.org. You are not alone.