Explicit deepfakes are now a federal crime. Enforcing that may be a major problem.

On May 19, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump beamed to press and allies as they signed the administration's first major piece of tech regulation, the bipartisan Take It Down Act. It was seen as a win for those who have long been calling on the criminalization of NDII, or the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, and a federal pathway of redress for victims. Cliff Steinhauer, director of information security and engagement at the National Cybersecurity Alliance, explained it may be a needed kick in the pants to a lethargic legislative arena. "I think it's good that they're going to force social media companies to have a process in place to remove content that people ask to be removed," he said. "This is kind of a start; to build the infrastructure to be able to respond to this type of request, and it's a really thin slice of what the issues with AI are going to be."