Why a new antirevenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed | TechCrunch

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News Summary
- The Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images
- It gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability
- While the law requires takedown requests come from victims or their representatives, it only asks for a physical or electronic signature — no photo ID or other form of verification is needed
Privacy and digital rights advocates are raising alarms over a law that many would expect them to cheer a federal crackdown on revenge porn and AIgenerated deepfakes.The newly signed Take It Dow [+6794 chars]