To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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A minor is anyone under 18
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“The term `minor' means any individual under the age of 18 years.”
The inserted subsection defines minor as any individual under the age of 18 years. The definition draws the line between the offenses in paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(A) and those in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B).
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“The term `minor' means any individual under the age of 18 years.”
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A minor is anyone under 18.
What this is about
The rules come in two sets. One set is for adults. The other is for kids under 18.
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Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, Public Law 119-12, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 55 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm
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“A minor is anyone under 18,” Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tools-address-known-exploitation-by-immobilizing/proposal/sec02-minor-defined/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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