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Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images

The Take It Down Act bans the nonconsensual online publication of intimate images including AI-generated deepfakes, and requires covered platforms to remove such content. FTC has enforcement authority over violations.

Jurisdiction: United States · Effective 2026-02-01

Machine-readable surfaces

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.hunton.com/privacy-and-cybersecurity-law-blog/technology-companies-should-prepare-for-ftc-enforcement-of-take-it-down-act · 2026-02-09

Status history

  • In effect · 2026-02-01 · agent-recon

    Initial ingestion

Common questions

What does Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images cover?
The Take It Down Act bans the nonconsensual online publication of intimate images including AI-generated deepfakes, and requires covered platforms to remove such content. FTC has enforcement authority over violations.
Where does Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images apply?
Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images is recorded as a data_protection applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.
When did Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images take effect?
Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images is recorded as effective February 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry.
Is Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images still in effect?
Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.
What types of robots does Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images apply to?
Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images is recorded as applying to biometric on the DEPLOY registry.
Which robot models on the DEPLOY registry fall under Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images?
8 robot models on the DEPLOY registry match the form-factor scope of Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images: Amazfit (Balance / Active / T-Rex / Helio), Apple Watch, Blackrock Neuroport Array, BrainQ Non-Invasive BCI and 4 others. Form-factor scope match does not by itself establish compliance status; review the underlying primary sources for each operator.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Architectural position

Cohort: biometric

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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Take It Down Act: Federal Law Banning Nonconsensual AI-Generated Deepfake Images.

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