The Take It Down Act, a US law forcing social networks to remove nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours of reporting or face fines, took effect on May 19
The Take It Down Act is in full force, but it could be a gift to government censors — not victims of image-based sexual abuse.
The Verge Lauren Feiner
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Discussion
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@senkatiebritt
Senator Katie Boyd Britt
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Grateful for @FLOTUS's leadership on the TAKE IT DOWN Act to help protect victims who have non-consensual intimate imagery posted online. The passage of this law was an important step in holding accountable those who engage in such deplorable crimes and the platforms that host
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@amyklobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
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One year ago, the TAKE IT DOWN Act was signed into law. And Minnesota is now the first state to ban nudification technology entirely. No one should have their life destroyed by non-consensual intimate images or AI deepfakes, and this law is helping protect victims. [video]
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@repmariasalazar
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
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Today, I joined @SenTedCruz, @SenKlobucharUS, and @RepDean in urging the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the TAKE IT DOWN Act. Effective today, online platforms are required to remove non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated content, within 48 hours of being
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@sentedcruz
Senator Ted Cruz
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Today marks one year since my bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act became law, criminalizing the publication of real and deepfake revenge porn. As AI advances, technology needs to be used responsibly and not as a tool for abuse, harassment, or exploitation. Victims now have the tools [vid…
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@firstladyoffice
@firstladyoffice
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TAKE IT DOWN ACT - 1 YEAR LATER Last year, @FLOTUS championed the Take It Down Act to protect Americans from nonconsensual intimate images and deepfakes online. Today, the @FTC begins enforcement to hold digital platforms accountable—ensuring a safer digital world. [video]
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@sentedbuddnc
Senator Ted Budd
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As an original co-sponsor of the Take it Down Act, I am proud to see the FTC enforce it by providing tools to protect Americans from sexual exploitation & hold perpetrators accountable. Visit https://takeitdown.ftc.gov/ to report platforms that fail to remove nonconsensual conten…
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@socialmedialab.ca
@socialmedialab.ca
on bluesky
A gift for bad faith actors ... “FTC's Strict Anti-Deepfake Rule Kicks in Today. Here's What That Means for Grok. Digital platforms will be held liable for nonconsensual sexual images but critics say it will be a free speech disaster.” gizmodo.com/ftcs-strict-... [embedded pos…
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@eff.org
@eff.org
on bluesky
“The Take It Down Act gives the powerful a dangerous new route to manipulate platforms into removing lawful speech that they simply don't like,” EFF's irmck.bsky.social told @Gizmodo.com. gizmodo.com/ftcs-strict...
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r/technology
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America's dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here