MWITA-WD-2026-005 · Evidence A · P0
From 19 May 2026, the US TAKE IT DOWN Act requires covered platforms to provide a notice-and-removal process and remove validly reported nonconsensual intimate imagery, including AI-created digital forgeries, and known identical copies within 48 hours.
What this does not establish
The law does not make every synthetic depiction unlawful or replace other content, evidence-preservation and appeal duties.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Coverage, valid-request elements, reasonable duplicate search and exceptions remain fact-sensitive.
What would change the reading
Track FTC enforcement, guidance, court interpretation and platform process audits.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.