You can legally ask apps to delete your nudes, if you can navigate the maze
The Take It Down Act has been enacted in the United States, providing a legal framework for removing nonconsensual intimate images. This law mandates that online platforms must act within 48 hours of receiving a valid report. Failure to comply can result in significant civil penalties.
- ▪The Take It Down Act went into effect on May 19.
- ▪It requires platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate images, whether real or AI-generated.
- ▪Platforms that do not comply face civil penalties of up to $53,088 per violation.
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For years, victims of revenge porn and nonconsensual deepfake imagery had almost no reliable way to get that content taken down. State laws were all over the place, and tech platforms either dragged their feet or simply did not act. That is finally changing. As of May 19, the Take It Down Act is now in full effect across the United States. It requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate images, real or AI-generated, within 48 hours of receiving a valid report. Platforms that fail to comply face civil penalties of up to $53,088 per violation.
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