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The Take It Down Act is in full effect. Now what?

Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published: Jun 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 438
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Summary

Enforcement of the Take It Down Act began last month. If tech firms don’t comply and take down non-consensual intimate images — AI-generated or not — within 48 hours of being notified, they face financial and criminal penalties. Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, who’s been writing about the law. She walked us through how platforms have been responding.