Search Results: keywords:"take it down act"

  • S. 4569 — To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,745

    The bill S. 4569, known as the "TAKE IT DOWN Act," aims to make it illegal for people to intentionally share intimate images or videos of someone without their consent over the internet. It also requires platforms that host user-generated content to create a process that...

    Simple Explanation

    The TAKE IT DOWN Act is a new rule that says people can't share private pictures or videos of others on the internet without asking first, and websites must take down such pictures if asked to, all in just two days.

  • H. R. 8989 — To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,708

    H.R. 8989, known as the "TAKE IT DOWN Act," mandates that online platforms remove intimate images or videos shared without consent if they identify the person depicted. The bill updates the Communications Act to prohibit using online services to publish such content without consent,...

    Simple Explanation

    The "TAKE IT DOWN Act" is a rule that says websites have to take down private pictures and videos if someone shares them without asking the person in the picture first. It aims to protect people, especially kids, from having their pictures shown online without permission.

  • S. 4569 — An Act To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:3,569

    The TAKE IT DOWN Act aims to protect individuals from having their nonconsensual intimate images shared online. It amends the Communications Act of 1934 by making it illegal to knowingly post or share such images or digitally altered images (deepfakes) without consent, with...

    Simple Explanation

    The TAKE IT DOWN Act helps people by making sure pictures or videos of them that were shared online without their permission are quickly taken down, and it makes it against the law to do so without asking first. Online sites must have a way to remove these pictures within two days if asked.