Description

Federal Trade Commission issued letters over compliance with TAKE IT DOWN Act

On 20 May 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to 12 websites, including providers of “nudify” tools, regarding obligations under the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networ…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, other service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-05-19
under deliberation

On 20 May 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to 12 websites, including providers…