Washington - President Trump signed a bipartisan bill on Monday, which makes federal crimes a federal crime that releases real and fake sexually explicit images online without their consent.
The bill, known as the “beat bill,” was supported by First Lady Melania Trump, who had a rare public appearance at the U.S. Capitol in March, advocated for the passage of the bill in the House of Representatives. bill Cleared the lower room last month The Senate passed the measure in February.
"This will be the first ever federal law with a clearly distributed image published without subjects' consent," Trump said at a bill signing event held at the White House. "We will not tolerate linear exploitation."
The law requires social media companies and other websites to delete images and videos within 48 hours of request from victims, including deep strikes generated by artificial intelligence. Those who intentionally distribute clear images without subject consent are faced with imprisonment.
"It's heartbreaking to witness the overwhelming challenges facing teenagers, especially girls, to combat malicious online content like Dark Fakes," the first lady said in March. "This toxic environment can be severely damaged."
The first lady participated in the signing of the bill on Monday, saying the law was “a national victory that would help parents and families protect their children from online exploitation.” She thanked the legislator groups of both parties who “together make people prioritize political priorities.”
“Artificial intelligence and social media are the next generation of digital candies – sweet, addictive and designed to influence the cognitive development of our children,” she said. “These new technologies can be weaponized, shape beliefs, sadly affect emotions, and even fatal.”
After Mr. Trump signed the bill into law, he handed it to his wife for signature.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, as well as Tiktok and Snapchat, both said they support the legislation.
However, digital rights groups warn that written legislation could lead to suppression of legitimate speech, including legal pornography, and do not include protections for the revocation of bad faith.