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TAKE IT DOWN Act

It became law on May 19, 2025.

US S 146 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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Became law
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Sponsors
22
Latest action
May 19, 2025

What it does

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act or the TAKE IT DOWN Act This act generally prohibits the nonconsensual online publication of intimate visual depictions of individuals, both authentic and computer-generated, and requires certain online platforms (e.g., social media platforms) to promptly remove such depictions upon receiving notice of their existence. Specifically, the act prohibits the online publication of intimate visual depictions of an adult subject where publication is intended to cause or does cause harm to the subject, and where the depiction was published without the subject’s consent or, in the case of an…

Official summary · Public Law · May 19, 2025

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    May 19, 2025

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