On May 19, the TAKE IT DOWN Act (Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act) was put into full effect. This law specifically targets digital sexual abuse by requiring social media platforms to take down non-consensual sexual imagery—such as AI deepfakes of non-consenting individuals—within 48 hours of posting. […]
Elon Musk’s Grok AI and the Rise of Nonconsensual Sexual Abuse
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is being used to create nonconsensual explicit photos and videos of women and children. These range from photos of people in revealing garments to extremely graphic and violent pornographic material. Grok AI is “an AI assistant with a twist of humor and a dash of rebellion.” It can be used on […]
How AI is Fueling a New Wave of Environmental Racism
With the rapid expansion of data centers driven by artificial intelligence, the tech economy is repeating historical patterns of environmental racism. Once again, marginalized communities are left to bear the costs of America’s “progress.” Civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. defines environmental racism as the deliberate targeting of predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities […]
The Take It Down Act Becomes Law: A First Step Against Digital Exploitation
On May 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan “Take It Down Act” into law, establishing a federal framework to combat the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes. This legislation criminalizes the act of knowingly publishing or threatening to publish explicit images without the subject’s consent, marking a significant step in addressing […]