TAKE IT DOWN Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2025-05-19

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Exposure to toxic content
• Compromise of privacy
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• False or misleading information
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors (4.1, 4.3), privacy compromise (2.1), toxic content exposure (1.2), and AI system capabilities (7.2). It focuses on preventing harm from nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes, through criminal prohibitions and platform removal requirements.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector, specifically online platforms, websites, and applications that host user-generated content. It applies to covered platforms including social media, content-sharing services, and other interactive computer services.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the U.S. Congress with criminal penalties, mandatory platform obligations, and FTC enforcement mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a federal statute enacted by the legislative branch of the U.S. government, as indicated by the enactment clause and passage notation.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_User
• Summary: The Act targets both platforms that host content and individuals who create or publish nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deepfakes. Covered platforms must establish removal processes, while individuals face criminal penalties for publishing such content.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The FTC is designated as the primary enforcement body for platform compliance obligations, while federal courts handle criminal prosecutions for individuals who violate the publication prohibitions.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The FTC has ongoing monitoring and enforcement authority over covered platforms' compliance with notice and takedown obligations. Courts monitor compliance through criminal proceedings and restitution orders.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Build and Use Model
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, focusing on the publication and distribution of AI-generated content (digital forgeries) and requiring platforms to monitor and remove such content. It does not address earlier stages like planning, data collection, or model development.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly addresses AI-generated content through its definition of 'digital forgery' created using machine learning, artificial intelligence, or other computer-generated means. It focuses on generative AI capabilities that create synthetic intimate imagery. The document does not distinguish between different types of AI systems, models, or compute thresholds.