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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Online Platforms Deep Fake

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The TAKE IT DOWN Act Targets AI-Generated and Authentic Nonconsensual Intimate Images

The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a federal bipartisan effort to require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate...more

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TAKE IT DOWN Act Targets Deepfakes: Are Online Platforms Caught in the Crosshairs?

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The TAKE IT DOWN Act, recently signed into federal law, criminalizes the distribution of nonconsensual intimate imagery and requires covered online platforms to implement a notice-and-removal process by May 19, 2026....more

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Covered Platforms Face Strict Deadlines Under the Take It Down Act

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A new federal law criminalizes nonconsensual intimate imagery and gives covered websites, mobile applications, and other online platforms merely 48 hours to comply with requests to take down such materials. On May 19, 2025,...more

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First Federal Crackdown on Deepfakes: TAKE IT DOWN Act Signed

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On May 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act into law, marking a significant federal initiative to combat the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery (sometimes referred to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

TAKE IT DOWN Act Becomes Law, Introducing Landmark Federal Protections to Combat Online Exploitation and Deepfakes

On May 19, President Donald Trump signed into law the bipartisan-supported TAKE IT DOWN Act (S.146). While almost forty U.S. states have enacted some form of legislation targeting online abuse, the TAKE IT DOWN Act is the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

US House of Representatives Pass the Take it Down Act

On April 28, 2025, the US House of Representatives voted 409-2 to pass S.146, the Take it Down Act. The bill aims to stop the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) created illicit imagery and Deepfake Abuse. The bill will...more

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The State AG Report – 09.12.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to...more

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The Global Struggle Against Deepfake Technology: A Critical Overview

Complex Discovery Editor’s Note: The rapid evolution of deepfake technology, a sophisticated byproduct of artificial intelligence, has emerged as a significant challenge within digital media landscapes, affecting sectors from...more

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No Faking. FTC Doubles Down on AI Impersonations

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In April 2018, a PSA featuring former president Barack Obama made its rounds on the internet. In the video, Obama warned that we were “entering an era in which our enemies can make it look like anyone is saying anything at...more

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FTC Proposes Rule to Make Impersonating Government Entities and Businesses Unlawful

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On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC Report on AI: A Cautionary Tale: Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation

On June 16, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report to Congress titled, “Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation,” examining whether artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool to combat the...more

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