Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Cosponsor and support the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act.. Promised outcome: Criminal penalties for creating and posting non-consensual intimate deepfakes on social media.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Rep. Joe Courtney's congressional office regarding House inaction on bipartisan AI safeguard bills during the 2026 congressional term.
Occurrences
I am also a cosponsor of the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act, a bill to criminalize creating and posting non-consensual deepfakes on social media.
Courtney identified himself as a cosponsor of legislation to criminalize the creation and posting of non-consensual deepfakes on social media.
unverified · Source version 77694 · locator unknown
“Defendant was first in nation convicted of violating new Take It Down Act”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, DOJ reported sentencing in the first Take It Down Act conviction, confirming the enacted law is being used for AI-generated intimate-image conduct.
unverified · Source version 89356 · locator unknown
“Courtney | Democratic | CT | Yea”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Clerk’s roll call shows Rep. Joe Courtney voted yes on final House passage of S.146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
unverified · Source version 77698 · locator unknown
“CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON INTENTIONAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCONSENSUAL INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted public law contains the criminal prohibition central to the commitment and covers deepfake digital forgeries through its definitions.
unverified · Source version 77700 · locator unknown
“On Monday, May 19, 2025, the President signed into law:”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The White House announced enactment of S.146, completing the legislation Courtney supported by vote.
unverified · Source version 77702 · locator unknown
“began enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA)”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FTC began enforcing the platform removal provisions, confirming implementation of the social-platform side of the law.
unverified · Source version 89351 · locator unknown
“Possessing or sharing explicit images of children can be a serious crime — and that includes AI-generated deepfakes.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the FTC continued public implementation guidance tying AI-generated deepfakes to criminal reporting and platform removal steps under the Take It Down framework.
unverified · Source version 89353 · locator unknown
“The law says platforms must remove the image, and known identical copies, within 48 hours of your request.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the FTC described the operative platform-removal requirement for explicit images, including deepfakes, showing the law remains in implementation rather than unresolved.
unverified · Source version 89355 · locator unknown
“If a platform doesn’t remove the intimate image within 48 hours of your request, that’s a violation of the Take It Down Act.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the FTC instructed users to report noncompliant platforms, confirming active enforcement mechanics for social-platform takedown obligations.
unverified · Source version 77698 · locator unknown
“SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON INTENTIONAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCONSENSUAL INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted public law contains the criminal prohibition central to the commitment and defines digital forgeries as covered intimate visual depictions.
unverified · Source version 89356 · locator unknown
“Courtney | Democratic | CT | Yea”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House Clerk’s roll call shows Rep. Joe Courtney voted yes on final House passage of S.146, documenting his concrete support for the legislation.
unverified · Source version 89358 · locator unknown
“Latest Action: 05/19/2025 Became Public Law No: 119-12.”
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov confirms S.146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, became law in the 119th Congress, completing enactment of the supported legislation.