Imperial County residents react to President Trump enacting the ‘Take It Down Act’
Dillon Fuhrman
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Residents across Imperial County are sharing their reaction to President Donald Trump enacting the “Take It Down Act.”
On Monday, President Trump signed the bipartisan bill into law, criminalizing those who publish nonconsensual, sexually explicit images and videos including those generated by AI, as well as require platforms to remove the content within 48 hours of notice.
Last month, the House of Representative unanimously passed the bill, 409 to 2. Earlier this year, the Senate also unanimously passed the bill.
Locals in Imperial County say although they agree with the law, social media companies should take down explicit content sooner.
“As soon as they detect it, take it down…48 hours, things go viral in seconds, so I don’t think it’s enough time maybe within an hour will be better, but still, once they put anything on the internet, it flies, so I don’t think is enough time,” said Arlenne Renteria, a seamstress.