FTC Chairman Ferguson Advises Companies to Comply with the Take It Down Act
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent letters to more than a dozen major technology companies, including Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple, reminding them they must comply with the Take It Down Act by May 19. The law requires covered platforms to create a process for victims, including minors, to request removal of nonconsensual intimate images.
Why this matters: Nonconsensual intimate images cause real, lasting harm, and until recently platforms had little legal pressure to act fast. The Take It Down Act changes that by making removal a legal obligation, not a policy choice. The FTC putting companies on notice with a hard deadline is the mechanism that gives the law teeth. What matters now is whether platforms build removal processes that actually work for victims, or ones that technically comply but bury people in friction when they are already in a bad situation.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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