FTC Starts Enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act
The act requires platforms to take down nonconsensual explicit content within 48 hours.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2026 – The Federal Trade Commission has begun enforcing section 3 of the TAKE IT DOWN Act to protect individuals whose likeness is used in explicit or intimate content without their consent.
The law, signed by President Trump on May 19, 2025, was created to allow victims to submit complaints to platforms to take down nonconsensual explicit images. TIDA covers a wide range of online imagery, including real photos and videos along with images altered by apps and AI generated content.
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