47 U.S.C. § 223a — Notice and removal of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions

(a) In general. (1) Notice and removal process. (A) Establishment. Within 1 year after May 19, 2025, a covered platform must set up a process letting a person shown in an intimate image (or someone acting for them) do two things: tell the platform about an intimate visual depiction posted on it that shows them and was posted without their consent, and ask the platform to remove it. (B) Requirements. That notification and removal request must be in writing and include: a physical or electronic signature of the person (or their authorized representative); enough information to identify and locate the image; a brief statement of the person's good-faith belief that the image is not consensual, along with any relevant supporting information; and contact information so the platform can reach the person or their representative. (2) Notice of process. The platform must clearly and plainly display (directly or through a clear link) notice of this process. The notice must be easy to read, in plain language, and explain the platform's responsibilities under this section, including how to submit a notice and removal request. (3) Removal of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. Once the platform gets a valid removal request, it must, as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after receiving it, remove the image and make reasonable efforts to find and remove any known identical copies. (4) Limitation on liability. A platform is not liable for good-faith removal or blocking of material it reasonably believed was a nonconsensual intimate image, even if it later turns out the image was not actually unlawful. (b) Enforcement by the Commission. (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices. If a platform does not reasonably comply with the notice-and-takedown duties in subsection (a), that failure counts as violating a rule against unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. (2) Powers of the Commission. (A) In general. Except as described in (D), the FTC enforces this section using the same authority, methods, and jurisdiction as if the entire Federal Trade Commission Act applied directly to this section. (B) Privileges and immunities. Anyone who violates this section faces the same penalties, and gets the same privileges and immunities, as under the Federal Trade Commission Act. (C) Authority preserved. Nothing in this law limits the FTC's authority under any other law. (D) Scope of jurisdiction. Even though certain sections of the FTC Act normally limit the FTC's reach, and despite any other jurisdictional limits on the Commission, the FTC also enforces this section against organizations that are not run for profit.