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2025 United States law

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| Long title | An Act to require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual deceptions, and for other purposes. |
| [Acronyms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym "Acronym")(colloquial) | TAKE IT DOWN |
| Enacted by | the [119th United States Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/119th_United_States_Congress "119th United States Congress") |
| Effective | May 19, 2025 |
| Citations |
| Public law | [Pub. L.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation "Act of Congress") [119–12 (text)](https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/119/public/12?link-type=html) [(PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/119/public/12?link-type=pdf&.pdf) |
| Legislative history |
| - **Introduced** in the [Senate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate "United States Senate") as [S. 146](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text/ih) by [Ted Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz "Ted Cruz") ( [R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States) "Republican Party (United States)")– [TX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas "Texas")) on January 16, 2025<br>- **Committee consideration** by [Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation "Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation")<br>- **Passed the [Senate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate "United States Senate")** on February 13, 2025 (by [unanimous consent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unanimous_consent "Unanimous consent"))<br>- **Passed the [House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives "United States House of Representatives")** on April 28, 2025 ( [409–2](https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll104.xml))<br>- **Signed into law** by President [Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump") on May 19, 2025 |

Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks

The **Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act**, or **TAKE IT DOWN Act**, is a [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") law aimed for dealing with [non-consensual intimate imagery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-consensual_intimate_imagery "Non-consensual intimate imagery") (sometimes called "revenge porn") or [deepfakes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake "Deepfake") posted to online sites and 

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