Public Law 119-12 (United States) — effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act
For Public Law 119-12 (United States), effective date is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; what it applies to is covered platforms, which must establish a process for an identifiable individual to request removal of a nonconsensual intimate visual depiction and then remove it within 48 hours of a valid request, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14.
- Jurisdiction
- United States our reading
- Instrument
- Public Law 119-12 verified
- Short title
- TAKE IT DOWN Act verified
- Effective date
- 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act verified
- What it applies to
- covered platforms, which must establish a process for an identifiable individual to request removal of a nonconsensual intimate visual depiction and then remove it within 48 hours of a valid request our reading
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What the source says
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a covered platform shall establish a process
— govinfo.gov, retrieved 2026-09-14
Where each value comes from
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Instrument
Public Law 119-12
Short title
This Act may be cited as the ``Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act'' or the ``TAKE IT DOWN Act''.
— all from govinfo.gov, retrieved 2026-09-14
Source
- govinfo.govhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm