_Regulation · Data protection_

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

Canonical ID: `e6107cc9-3714-4120-9260-4c88c7aa6cb6`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `data_protection`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2026-02-01

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.

## 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.


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