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Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

From "Leroy N. Soetoro" <democrat-insurrection@mail.house.gov>
Newsgroups alt.revenge, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, talk.politics.guns, sac.politics
Subject Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn
Date 2025-03-07 00:47 +0000
Organization The next war will be fought against Socialists, in America and the EU.
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https://apnews.com/article/melania-trump-safety-bill-online-cruz-capitol-
920f171e0eeb559ed2e77700ec77c413

Melania Trump went to Capitol Hill on Monday to lobby for a bill that 
would make it a federal crime to post intimate imagery online, whether 
they are real or AI-created, without an individual’s consent and require 
technology companies to swiftly remove such content.

It was her first solo public appearance since she resumed the role of 
first lady on Jan. 20.

The first lady said it was “heartbreaking” to see teenagers and especially 
girls grapple with the fallout after they become the targets of malicious 
and sexually explicit online content. She called on Congress to prioritize 
the well-being of young people.

“This toxic environment can be severely damaging. We must prioritize their 
well-being by equipping them with the support and tools necessary to 
navigate this hostile digital landscape,” she said during a roundtable 
discussion about the “Take It Down Act” at the U.S. Capitol.

“Every young person deserves a safe online space to express themself 
freely, without the looming threat of exploitation or harm,” she said.

The “Take It Down Act,” sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy 
Klobuchar, D-Minn., passed the Senate in February. Melania Trump’s public 
support for the legislation could help get it through the Republican-
controlled House and to President Donald Trump’s desk to become law.

Cruz was among the lawmakers who joined the first lady for the discussion 
in the Capitol’s Mansfield Room. Online safety advocates and survivors of 
non-consensual intimate imagery also participated.


Cruz said Monday on social media that the measure was inspired by Elliston 
Berry and her mother, who visited his office after Snapchat refused for 
nearly a year to remove an AI-generated nonconsensual graphic image, also 
known as a “deepfake.”

“No one should have to experience the pain, humiliation, and trauma that 
so many Americans have at the hands of AI deepfakes,” Cruz said.

Meta, which owns and operates Facebook and Instagram, supports the 
legislation.

The bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly publish or threaten to 
publish intimate imagery online without an individual’s consent, including 
realistic, computer-generated intimate images of people who can be 
identified.

If the bill becomes law, social media platforms would be required to 
remove such images within 48 hours of a victim’s request and take steps to 
delete duplicate content.

“Having an intimate image – real or AI-generated - shared without consent 
can be devastating and Meta developed and backs many efforts to help 
prevent it,” Meta communications director Andy Stone said on X.

In the first Trump administration, Melania Trump led a youth initiative 
she called “ Be Best,” which included a focus on online safety. She has 
said she’s interested in reviving the program.

The first lady has made few public appearances since the start of the 
administration.

She accompanied the president to survey natural disaster sites in North 
Carolina and California at the end of inauguration week in January, and on 
Feb. 22 joined her husband to host the nation’s governors for a black-tie 
dinner at the White House.

The first lady is expected at the Capitol again on Tuesday for the 
president’s prime-time address to a joint session of Congress.

https://apnews.com/article/melania-trump-safety-bill-online-cruz-capitol-
920f171e0eeb559ed2e77700ec77c413


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Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn "Leroy N. Soetoro" <democrat-insurrection@mail.house.gov> - 2025-03-07 00:47 +0000
  Re: Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-07 14:35 +0100
    Re: Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@www.yahoo.com> - 2025-03-07 06:20 -0800

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