The TAKE IT DOWN Act Will Censor Legal Speech Without Helping Victims

The bill forces online platforms to remove flagged content—regardless of whether it is actually NCII—within 48 hours, with no real safeguards to prevent abuse. Because takedown requests would not have to verify that the content is NCII, the bill creates an unaccountable censorship regime. That will lead to journalists, artists, and everyday users seeing their lawful speech erased. The bill could also push services to back away from offering encrypted communications—harming the very people it claims to protect.

We already have strong laws against creating and sharing NCII. Instead of creating a broad, easily abused censorship regime, Congress should focus on enforcing and improving existing protections for victims.

This bill has passed the Senate but can still be stopped in the House. Act now and tell your Representatives to vote NO on the TAKE IT DOWN Act.