Ted Cruz has a plan to combat revenge porn and artificial intelligence deepfakes

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is working on a bill to ban the distribution of AI-generated nonconsensual explicit imagery after a Texas teen and her mother reached out to his office with their deepfake dilemma. The act would increase penalties for perpetrators and tech companies if they don't remove deepfake sexually explicit images.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to try and address a growing number of pornographic images created with artificial intelligence. The victims range from big-name celebrities to high school students. NBC News' Maya Eaglin reports on Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Amy Klobuchar introducing a bill on Capitol Hill to provide additional protection for victims of deepfake pornography.