On May 19, 2025, the “TAKE IT DOWN” Act (the “Act”)[1] was signed into federal law, establishing criminal punishment for intentional disclosures of nonconsensual sexually explicit content—either AI “deepfakes”[2] or actual depictions—online.[3] The Act makes two major changes to current federal law. First, the Act amends Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to include new criminal prohibition for the publication of certain intimate images.[4] Second, the Act creates new requirements for ...