Glossary · Takedown Desk
Digital forgery
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Under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a digital forgery is an intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual that was created through software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or any other computer-generated or technological means, including by adapting, modifying, manipulating, or altering an authentic image, and that, viewed as a whole by a reasonable person, is indistinguishable from an authentic depiction of that person. Deepfake nudes fall squarely within this definition. Publishing a digital forgery without consent is a federal offense, and covered platforms must remove reported forgeries within 48 hours exactly as they must remove authentic imagery.
- Law: TAKE IT DOWN Act, Pub. L. 119-12, § 2 (47 U.S.C. § 223(h))
- Primary source: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text
- Handled by: Takedown Desk (48 hours)
Related terms
- Nonconsensual intimate imagery
- Covered platform (TIDA)
- Identifiable individual
- Valid removal request (TIDA elements)
- Identical copies
- 48-hour removal
Definition written from the cited statute text on Sep 29, 2026. Not legal advice.
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