United States. Sectoral privacy. Act
TAKE IT DOWN ActTools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act)
In force
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Makes it a federal crime to knowingly publish non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, or to threaten to do so. Covered platforms must provide a notice-and-removal process and take down reported content within 48 hours.
- Key themes
- Unique features
One of the first federal statutes imposing content-removal deadlines on platforms; enforced by the FTC as an unfair/deceptive practice.
- SaaS relevance
SaaS that host user-generated content publicly (forums, community, media hosting) are 'covered platforms' and need a removal workflow.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Limited
- Breach notification
- None
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- None
- Maximum penalty
- FTC civil penalties of $53,088 per violation; criminal imprisonment up to 2 years (3 where minors involved)
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Criminal provisions effective on enactment 2025-05-19; platform notice-and-removal obligations effective 2026-05-19.
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text congress.gov
- Authority
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (platform duties); DOJ (criminal)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- United States
- Also applies in
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- US Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
§6Sources and verification
- Verification
High confidence.
Criminal sentence lengths from established knowledge. Kids Online Safety Act cleared Senate Commerce in Aug 2026 but is not enacted, so it has no row.