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The national Take It Down Act was introduced in 2024 by Sens. Ted Cruz and Amy Klobuchar. Oregon HB 2299 is awaiting Gov. Tina Kotek's signature.

A new U.S. law, the "Take It Down Act," criminalizes sharing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes, and requires platforms to remove flagged content within 48 hours.

The Act was put forward by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Sen. Klobuchar's 'Take it Down ...

In recent years, people ranging from Taylor Swift and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to high school girls around the country ...

President Trump signed a bill on Monday criminalizing the publication of nonconsensual sexually explicit “deepfake” images ...

During her remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Amy Klobuchar lambasted the Trump Administration over their layoffs of federal workers. Klobuchar stated "this is just so troubling." ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other state leaders spoke to reporters live from northern Minnesota on wildfire damage as ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are expected to visit the Incident Command Center in ...

Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Trump White House aide Stephen Miller threw out the idea of suspending Habeas Corpus on Friday afternoon as a distraction and that the U.S. is not in a ...

During Wednesday’s Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) questioned Franklin McIntosh, the Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic ...