Dear Friend,
The TAKE IT DOWN Act, a crucial bill combatting image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), has officially been signed into law!
Four NCOSE team members were invited to the signing: Marcel van der Watt, President; Eleanor Gaetan, Vice President and Director of Public Policy; Megan Griffin, Public Policy Advocacy Manager; and Dawn Hawkins, Senior Advisor and former CEO.
After two years of advocating for this law, we were honored to be personally invited to witness this historic moment, alongside the bill’s bipartisan cosponsors, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX).
We hope you see this as a recognition of your efforts as well! Every email you sent to your legislators, every donation, every share on social media—it all mattered! We wish we could have had every one of you join us at the White House, but we hope you know that we carried you gratefully in our hearts, remembering everything you’ve done to make this monumental victory possible.
Under this new law, publishing or distributing non-consensual sexually explicit material (including AI-generated images/“deepfake pornography”) is finally a federal crime. Additionally, social media platforms and similar websites will be required to remove these images within 48 hours once a survivor reports them.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act becoming law is a testament to what we can achieve when we overcome political differences and work together to end sexual exploitation. The bill garnered overwhelming bipartisan support, passing unanimously in the Senate and 409-2 in the House.
We are so proud to be part of this bipartisan movement with people like you! Thank you for joining us in fighting for a world where all can live and love free from sexual abuse and exploitation.
You can read more about the TAKE IT DOWN Act and why it matters below.
