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Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act TAKE IT DOWN Act

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The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes the intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions and digital forgeries on covered platforms.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act amends the Communications Act of 1934 to criminalize the intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions and digital forgeries on covered platforms. It defines "digital forgery" as any intimate visual depiction created through technological means that is indistinguishable from an authentic depiction. The Act imposes penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for violations involving adults and minors.

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History

May 19, 2025

Senate

Presented to President.

May 19, 2025

Senate

Signed by President.

May 19, 2025

Senate

Became Public Law No: 119-12.