Are deepfakes legal? Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar partner for Take it Down Act [Video]

Time is running out for Congress to pass a bipartisan bill targeting online “deepfake” photos and videos and so-called revenge porn.

The bill has already passed the Senate, and its sponsors include Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

This bill does have strong bipartisan support. In fact, Cruz is partnering with Klobuchar to push the House to pass the legislation before the end of the week.

“This issue is too important to ignore,” Klobuchar said of the bill, which passed the Senate unanimously earlier this month. “The fact that we’re able to do this together is kind of a miracle in a very polarized time. But this cause is really, really important. “

Klobuchar joined Cruz at a Zoom press conference to promote their bill, the Take it Down Act.

“We are seeing more and more individuals using AI to create a deepfake image or …