Ronald Hittle, the former fire chief of Stockton, California, became the center of a long-running legal dispute after he was fired in 2011 following a series of misconduct allegations. His tenure ended after an anonymous letter circulated within the city government described him as a “corrupt, racist, lying, religious fanatic,” prompting a deeper investigation into [...]
Read More »House Approves ‘Take It Down’ Act to Combat Deepfake Revenge Imagery
In a striking demonstration of cross‐party unity, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 409–2 to approve the Take It Down Act, landmark federal legislation criminalizing the creation and distribution of nonconsensual, sexually explicit deepfake imagery. Co‐sponsored by a bipartisan coalition in both chambers, the measure now proceeds to President Trump’s desk, where it is expected [...]
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