Prohibits the nonconsensual use of digital forgeries or intimate visual depictions via interactive computer services. Requires platforms to establish quick removal processes for such depictions. Enforces penalties for violations and mandates FTC oversight for compliance.
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This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with explicit criminal penalties, enforcement mechanisms through the Federal Trade Commission, and mandatory compliance obligations for covered platforms.
The document primarily addresses risks related to malicious actors (4.1, 4.3), privacy compromise (2.1), exposure to toxic content (1.2), and AI system security (2.2). It focuses specifically on the misuse of AI-generated digital forgeries and nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, with strong coverage of fraud/manipulation, privacy violations, and content moderation requirements.
The document primarily governs the Information sector, specifically online platforms, websites, and interactive computer services that host user-generated content. It does not target specific industry verticals but rather regulates platform operators across all sectors that meet the 'covered platform' definition.
The document does not focus on AI development lifecycle stages but rather on the deployment and operational use of AI-generated content (digital forgeries). It primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages through requirements for platform removal processes and ongoing content moderation.
The document explicitly addresses AI-generated content through its definition of 'digital forgery' created using machine learning and artificial intelligence. It does not distinguish between different AI model types (foundation, generative, etc.) or mention compute thresholds, focusing instead on the output (intimate visual depictions) regardless of the AI system used to create them.
United States Congress
The document is a Congressional Act (Title IX of the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2025), indicating it was proposed and enacted by the United States Congress.
Federal Trade Commission; United States courts; law enforcement agencies
The FTC is explicitly designated to enforce the notice and takedown obligations, while criminal violations are enforced through the federal court system and law enforcement agencies.
Federal Trade Commission
The FTC is responsible for monitoring compliance with the notice and takedown obligations under the Act, treating failures as violations of unfair or deceptive practices.
covered platforms (websites, online services, online applications, mobile applications); any person using interactive computer services
The Act targets two primary groups: (1) covered platforms that must establish removal processes, and (2) any person who publishes nonconsensual intimate visual depictions or digital forgeries via interactive computer services.
7 subdomains (4 Good, 3 Minimal)