The Federal Trade Commission will begin enforcing the Take Down Act on May 19, requiring platforms to remove nonconsensual deepfake media within 48 hours of a victim’s notice or face FTC fines and investigation. The policy applies to major services including X, Meta, TikTok, and others, and comes with a maximum civil penalty of $53,088 per violation. #TakeItDownAct #FTC #X #Grok
Keypoints
- The FTC will enforce the Take Down Act starting May 19.
- Platforms must remove nonconsensual deepfake media within 48 hours of notice.
- Businesses that fail to comply may face fines and FTC investigation.
- The law covers websites, apps, social media, image-sharing, video-sharing, and gaming platforms.
- The FTC is pushing companies to offer simple reporting tools and use hashing to prevent reuploads.
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