In April 2025, Congress passed the Take It Down Act , a proposal that was seeking to criminalize the creation and sharing of intimate, non-consensual deepfakes. The new law "requires online platforms to remove these images within 48 hours of being reported," among other things , according to a release from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). In May 2025, the bill was officially signed into law by President Trump. Deepfakes, and other forms of online sexual violence, like revenge porn, are known as "tech-enabled sexual abuse." This isn't a term you hear often, but you'll likely start to hear more, especially as AI continues to develop and be used more broadly. “Tech-enabled sexual abuse is the next frontier in the fight against sexual violence,” said Scott Berkowitz, RAINN founder and president, in the statement.…