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A platform is shielded for good faith removals

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

A platform is shielded for good faith removals

The document says “shall not”Who acts: covered platformsHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“A covered platform shall not be liable for any claim based on the covered platform's good faith disabling of access to, or removal of, material claimed to be a nonconsensual intimate visual depiction based on facts or circumstances from which the unlawful publishing of an intimate visual depiction is apparent, regardless of whether the intimate visual depiction is ultimately determined to be unlawful or not.”

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, Sec. 3

The section shields a covered platform from any claim based on its good faith disabling of access to, or removal of, material claimed to be a nonconsensual intimate visual depiction, where the unlawful publishing is apparent from the facts or circumstances. The shield holds whether or not the depiction is finally determined to be unlawful.

What the document actually says

“A covered platform shall not be liable for any claim based on the covered platform's good faith disabling of access to, or removal of, material claimed to be a nonconsensual intimate visual depiction based on facts or circumstances from which the unlawful publishing of an intimate visual depiction is apparent, regardless of whether the intimate visual depiction is ultimately determined to be unlawful or not.”

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, Sec. 3
That sentence, in plain words

A site that takes an image down in good faith cannot be sued for it.

What this is about

This holds even if the image turns out to be legal. What counts is that the site acted honestly.

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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. 3, 139 Stat. 59 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ12/html/PLAW-119publ12.htm

  2. This page

    “A platform is shielded for good faith removals,” Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tools-address-known-exploitation-by-immobilizing/proposal/sec03-limitation-on-liability/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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