FTC warns 12 major tech firms of violating Take It Down Act
The law mandates that platforms make it easy for people to ask that nonconsensual intimate images be removed and to delete them within 48 hours of a request.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday said it has sent letters to a dozen major tech firms warning them that they are not in compliance with a law that sets standards for removing nonconsensual intimate images.
The 12 firms are violating the Take It Down Act (TIDA), which began being enforced Tuesday, by not offering a process for victims to request image removal, the agency said. The law mandates that platforms make it easy for people to ask that nonconsensual intimate images be removed and to delete them within 48 hours of a request.
The letters, sent last week, urge the companies to “immediately come into compliance” with the law, warning that failure to comply could lead to fines of up to $53,088 per violation.
Source: https://therecord.media/ftc-warns-12-firms-of-violating-take-it-down-act
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