Melania Trump, the First Lady, fights for revenge porn

First Lady Melania Trump fights against so -called revenge porn, in which intimate pictures or videos are shared online without the approval of the person depicted. In today’s AI driven world, the danger is alarming, Melania Trump said at a round table in the US capitol in Washington. Her goal is to preserve young people from damage. The widespread abusive behavior in the digital area affects the daily life of children, families and communities.

In her first speech on the Capitol since recovering into the White House, First Lady, who wore a three -part beige suit, supported a draft law that should make a federal crime to publish or even threaten intimate images or videos without consent from those affected. This also applies to images that have been created with artificial intelligence, where, for example, the face of an ex-friend is transferred to one person in a porn film.

Melania Trump referred to a 15-year-old present who had been victims of such a AI generated porn clip. And although the family had asked the social media companies for help, the clips were spread further worldwide. The family’s requests came into deaf ears.

The design called “Take It Down Act” is intended to force the big platforms to take revenge porn from their sides. According to the Republican Senator Ted Cruz, he was approved by the Senate three weeks ago and is now going to the House of Representatives. Cruz had and the democratic senator Amy Klobuchar had brought the design.