Speaker Mike Johnson is "anxious" to get the Take It Down Act to the House floor, he said today during a roundtable with First Lady Melania Trump and victims of child sexual abuse material.
Why it matters: Online safety legislation is moving quickly this Congress, despite tech policy bills often struggling to make it over the finish line, Maria Curi reports for Axios Pro: Tech Policy.
- The Take It Down Act —which would force platforms to remove child sexual abuse material and nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours of being notified by the victim — unanimously passed the Senate last month.
House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) said he'll hold an educational hearing on the bill "very, very soon" and promised it would be a top priority for the committee "over the next few weeks."
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said he "has no doubt" it would get to President Trump's desk.
Co-sponsor Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wasn't there but said in a statement she is thankful for the first lady's support.
- "We must provide victims of online abuse with legal protections when intimate images are shared without their consent, especially now that deepfakes are creating horrifying new opportunities for abuse," Klobuchar said.
(There must be some irony here somewhere.)
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