Online Platforms Must Comply With Take It Down Act: FTC

Online Platforms Must Comply With Take It Down Act: FTC

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent letters to more than a dozen major digital platforms, asking for their full compliance with the Take It Down Act by May 19, the agency said in a May 11 statement. The Act “requires covered platforms to establish a process allowing victims, including children, to request removal of intimate photos or videos shared without their consent,” FTC said. “The letter specifies that covered p…

FTC Warns Platforms: New Federal Takedown Law Takes Effect May 19

By: Paul Goldberg – Senior Correspondent | LGBT Business Finance News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (May 13,2026) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued formal warnings to major online platforms as the May 19 enforcement deadline for the Take It Down Act approaches, signaling a significant shift in how digital content is regulated across the [...] The post FTC Warns Platforms: New Federal Takedown Law Takes Effect May 19 appeared first on JRL CHAR…

FTC’s TAKE IT DOWN Act Stakeholder Letter Signals Heightened Compliance Priority

The spread of AI generated intimate imagery has turned what was already a serious online safety issue into a fast- moving platform governance problem. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest stakeholder letter makes clear that covered platforms will be expected to have systems in place before enforcement begins. This week, the FTC sent a stakeholder letter to covered platforms signaling that the agency expects them to be ready by May 19, 202…