United States of America: Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act)

Progress

Current status
adopted
19 May 2026 in force
19 May 2025 adopted
28 Apr 2025 adopted
13 Feb 2025 under deliberation
22 Jan 2025 under deliberation
16 Jan 2025 under deliberation
03 Jan 2025 rejected
03 Dec 2024 under deliberation
10 Jul 2024 under deliberation
28 Jun 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
consumer protection authority
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 May 2026
in force

Notice-and-removal obligations for platforms under the TAKE IT DOWN Act (SB 146/Law No. 119-12) enter into force

On 19 May 2026, the one-year grace period under the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act (Public Law No: 119-12) will expire. The Act, which entered into force on 19 …

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority
19 May 2025
adopted

President signed Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 146)

On 19 May 2025, the President signed the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act. The Act criminalises the intentional publication of nonconsensual intimate visual depic…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government
28 Apr 2025
adopted

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 146) was adopted by House of Representatives

On 28 April 2025, the United States House of Representatives adopted the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act, sending the legislation to the President for signature.…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
13 Feb 2025
under deliberation

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 146) was passed by Senate

On 13 February 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act was passed by the Senate. The Bill criminalises the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
22 Jan 2025
under deliberation

Tools to address known exploitation by immobilising technological deepfakes on websites and networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act/HB 633) was introduced at House of Representatives

On 22 January 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act/HB 633) was introduced at the House of Representatives. The Act seeks to address the distribution of…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
16 Jan 2025
under deliberation

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 146) was introduced to Senate

On 16 January 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act was reintroduced to the Senate. This follows its introduction during the 118th Congress, where it aimed t…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
03 Jan 2025
rejected

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 4569) was rejected

On 3 January 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 118th Congress adjourned. The Act aimed to prevent the disse…

Source
Event type law
Action type rejection
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
03 Dec 2024
under deliberation

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 4569) was passed in the Senate in the 118th Congress

On 3 December 2024, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act passed the Senate. The Act aims to prevent the dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), i…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
10 Jul 2024
under deliberation

Introduced Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act/HB 8989)

On 10 July 2024, Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act/HB 8989) was introduced at the United States Congress. The Act seeks to address the distribution of non-c…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
28 Jun 2024
under deliberation

Introduced Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN Act/SB 4569)

On 18 June 2024, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act was introduced to the US Congress. The Act aims to prevent the dissemination of non-consensual intimate imag…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament