Two men charged under Take It Down Act for AI deepfake porn in first federal prosecutions
Two men have been charged under the Take It Down Act for creating and distributing non-consensual AI-generated explicit images. This marks one of the first federal prosecutions under the law, which was enacted just a year prior. The defendants face up to two years in prison for their actions involving identifiable individuals without consent.
- ▪Arturo Hernandez, 20, and Cornelius Shannon, 51, were arrested on May 20, 2026.
- ▪The Take It Down Act criminalizes the publication of AI-generated explicit depictions without consent.
- ▪Online platforms must remove flagged non-consensual intimate imagery within 48 hours of a valid takedown request.
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