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

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-06-28
under deliberation

On 18 June 2024, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on…

2024-07-10
under deliberation

On 10 July 2024, Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on W…

2024-12-03
under deliberation

On 3 December 2024, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes…

2025-01-03
rejected

On 3 January 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes …

2025-01-16
under deliberation

On 16 January 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfakes…

2025-01-22
under deliberation

On 22 January 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfake…

2025-02-13
under deliberation

On 13 February 2025, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Technological Deepfake…

2025-04-28
adopted

On 28 April 2025, the United States House of Representatives adopted the Tools to Address Known Exp…

2025-05-19
adopted

On 19 May 2025, the President signed the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilising Techno…

2026-05-19
in force

On 19 May 2026, the one-year grace period under the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobili…