Deepfakes

What is the Take it Down Act?

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S. 146, the “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act”, or the “TAKE IT DOWN” Act provides for criminal prohibition on intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions and requires covered platforms to remove such depictions, and for other purposes.

On May 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the Take It Down Act, officially titled the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to combat the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated “deepfakes,” by establishing federal criminal penalties and mandating … Read more