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Living definition

What is TAKE IT DOWN Act?

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As of
2026-08-20
Revision
2026-08-17.1
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

The TAKE IT DOWN Act is United States federal legislation that criminalizes the non-consensual publication of intimate images, including AI-generated deepfake sexual imagery, and requires online platforms to establish a notice-and-takedown process so victims can have such content removed within a set timeframe of a valid request.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 80 (claimed 85, reported 85, gap 5) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for TAKE IT DOWN Act.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-08-17.1
Hash
sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
Approved
2026-08-17

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