The TAKE IT DOWN Act asks covered platforms to run a process for removal requests about non-consensual intimate images. Here is what the Act and the FTC's business guidance list, with links, and what our scan looks for on your report page.
47 U.S.C. § 223a asks covered platforms to establish a process for identifiable individuals to notify them of an intimate visual depiction published without consent, and to provide a clear and conspicuous notice of that process in plain language.
Sources: 47 U.S.C. § 223a – TAKE IT DOWN Act (checked 14 Oct 2026) · FTC: Complying with the TAKE IT DOWN Act (checked 14 Oct 2026)
The Act lists a physical or electronic signature, information to locate the depiction, a brief good-faith statement that it was not consensual, and contact information.
Sources: 47 U.S.C. § 223a – TAKE IT DOWN Act (checked 14 Oct 2026)
The Act says covered platforms remove the depiction within 48 hours of a valid request and make reasonable efforts to remove known identical copies. The FTC enforces it.
Sources: 47 U.S.C. § 223a – TAKE IT DOWN Act (checked 14 Oct 2026) · FTC: Complying with the TAKE IT DOWN Act (checked 14 Oct 2026)
The Act's definition of a covered platform leaves out sites that mainly publish their own preselected content. The official sources don't settle every edge case yet. A lawyer can confirm whether that's you.
Sources: 47 U.S.C. § 223a – TAKE IT DOWN Act (checked 14 Oct 2026)
The Act's definition covers public websites and apps that primarily provide a forum for user-generated content, or that regularly publish or host non-consensual intimate images, and leaves out sites that mainly publish their own preselected content. A lawyer can confirm whether that's you.
The Act doesn't state a place-of-business test in the definition we summarise; the FTC enforces it. The official sources don't settle this yet. A lawyer can confirm whether that's you.
The Act counts from receipt of a valid request. A form that asks for every listed field helps requests arrive complete.
Yes, with a “type of report” selector. Each type then asks for the fields its own law lists.
No. We see whether a report route exists, whether it opens without login and what it asks for. How quickly you act is something only you can show.
Not legal advice. This page summarises and links to primary sources; it does not tell you what the law requires of your specific site.