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Public Law 119-12 (19 May 2025)
TAKE IT DOWN Act
Prepared by Shubhank Suman · Last reviewed
CURRENT / IN FORCE
- Legal character
- Statute
- Region
- North America
What it covers
Section 2 amends section 223 of the Communications Act to make it an offence to knowingly publish, using an interactive computer service, an intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual without consent, including a digital forgery, with separate rules for minors and for threats. Section 3 requires covered platforms to set up a process for an identifiable individual to request removal and to remove the depiction, and known identical copies, within 48 hours of a valid request. Failure to comply is treated as an unfair or deceptive practice enforced by the FTC.
Why it matters
It is the first federal law aimed directly at AI-generated intimate deepfakes and places removal duties on platforms.
Refer to it when
Use it for nonconsensual intimate images or deepfakes, or for a platform's removal process in the US.
AI, privacy and cybersecurity relevance
- AI: High
- Privacy: High
- Cyber: Low
AI
HIGH RELEVANCE
Covers AI-generated digital forgeries.
Privacy
HIGH RELEVANCE
Protects intimate images and identity.
Cybersecurity
LOW RELEVANCE
No security obligations.
Applicability
Anyone publishing intimate depictions; covered platforms hosting user-generated content.
Current validity
CURRENT. Enacted 19 May 2025; platforms had one year from enactment to set up the removal process. Read the official PDF on this page for the operative text.
Read first
Section 4 (definitions) → Section 2 → Section 3.
Provisions / sections covered
Section 2 – Criminal prohibition
Offences for publishing authentic or digitally forged intimate depictions without consent.
Section 3 – Notice and removal
Covered platforms must provide a removal process and act within 48 hours.
Section 3 – FTC enforcement
Non-compliance treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice.
Section 4 – Definitions
Covered platform, digital forgery and related terms.
Subject-matter tags
- Consent
- Security
- Enforcement and penalties
Subject-matter tags describe what the indexed text discusses. They are not legal conclusions.
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- Stored Communications Act – 18 U.S.C. Chapter 121Law · CurrentSame jurisdiction; assess applicability separately.
- Video Privacy Protection Act – 18 U.S.C. § 2710Law · CurrentSame jurisdiction; assess applicability separately.
- Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015Law · CurrentSame jurisdiction; assess applicability separately.
- Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA)Law · CurrentSame jurisdiction; assess applicability separately.
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