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Publishing a real intimate depiction of an adult is made unlawful

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

Publishing a real intimate depiction of an adult is made unlawful

The document says “shall not”Who acts: any personHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“it shall be unlawful for any person, in interstate or foreign commerce, to use an interactive computer service to knowingly publish an intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual who is not a minor if-- ``(i) the intimate visual depiction was obtained or created under circumstances in which the person knew or reasonably should have known the identifiable individual had a reasonable expectation of privacy;”

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

The first offense the inserted subsection creates. Using an interactive computer service in interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly publish an intimate visual depiction of an identifiable adult is unlawful where the depiction was obtained or created in circumstances carrying a reasonable expectation of privacy that the person knew or reasonably should have known of. Three further conditions, recorded separately, must be met as well, and the exceptions in subparagraph (C) apply.

What the document actually says

“it shall be unlawful for any person, in interstate or foreign commerce, to use an interactive computer service to knowingly publish an intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual who is not a minor if-- ``(i) the intimate visual depiction was obtained or created under circumstances in which the person knew or reasonably should have known the identifiable individual had a reasonable expectation of privacy;”

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

You cannot post a private nude image of an adult online. This holds when the image came from a private moment.

What this is about

The person must have known the moment was private. Or they should have known. Other tests must be met too.

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  1. The document itself

    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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    “Publishing a real intimate depiction of an adult is made unlawful,” 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-offense-authentic-adults/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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