To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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A valid request must be acted on within 48 hours
The document says “shall”Who acts: covered platformsHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“Upon receiving a valid removal request from an identifiable individual (or an authorized person acting on behalf of such individual) using the process described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), a covered platform shall, as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours after receiving such request-- (A) remove the intimate visual depiction; and (B) make reasonable efforts to identify and remove any known identical copies of such depiction.”
The deadline the section sets. On receiving a valid removal request through the established process, a covered platform must remove the depiction as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after receiving the request, and must make reasonable efforts to identify and remove any known identical copies.
What the document actually says
“Upon receiving a valid removal request from an identifiable individual (or an authorized person acting on behalf of such individual) using the process described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), a covered platform shall, as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours after receiving such request-- (A) remove the intimate visual depiction; and (B) make reasonable efforts to identify and remove any known identical copies of such depiction.”
That sentence, in plain words
Once a good ask comes in, the site has 48 hours. It must take the image down.
What this is about
48 hours is two days. The site must also look for copies it knows of. It must take those down too.
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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
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“A valid request must be acted on within 48 hours,” 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-removal-within-48-hours/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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