Dear John,
We have exciting news: Congress just passed the first
FPA-backed bill this session, called the Take It Down Act. The bill is designed
to protect people from becoming victims of non-consensual sharing of sexually
explicit images and AI-generated and “deepfake” pornography.
We were so close to passing this bill last Congress, but
good things have come to those who don’t give up. This time, the Senate passed
the Take It Down Act unanimously! Even in such a polarized chamber, in
such a divisive time, all 100 Senators (and all but two members of the House) agreed
to protect kids from the horrors of AI-generated pornography. The bill also
provides robust protections against the recent troubling trend of “sextortion”
crimes. This bill’s objectives fit
perfectly into FPA’s Let Parents Parent campaign, which is why we have been
such vocal supporters from its inception.
This bill has been a passion project of First Lady Melania
Trump, and we sincerely thank her for her heart to protect kids from these
evils. The bill has also received wholehearted support from Speaker Mike
Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, as well as some high-ranking
House Democrats. We are extremely excited that the bill now heads to President
Donald J. Trump’s desk, and he is expected to sign it!
Join us in celebrating this amazing success within our Let
Parents Parent campaign! Combined with the wave of 21 state laws we have passed
protecting kids from exposure to online pornography, this represents a shift in
our nation’s thinking, back to putting kids first at every level of government.
It was YOUR support that made FPA’s support of this bill possible, and we can’t
thank you enough!
Sincerely,
