To protect victims of nonconsensual online distribution of sexually intimate images by providing for the expeditious removal of nonconsensual sexually intimate imagery on the Internet, to encourage responsible practices by online service providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6917| House
| Updated: 9/26/2018
Luke Messer
Republican Representative
Indiana
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Remove Explicit Material Offensive to Victims Expeditiously Act of 2018 or the REMOVE Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules for the creation of a public website where an individual may: (1) obtain information regarding the existence of sexually-intimate imagery depicting such individual, submitted by a registered interactive computer-service provider; and (2) submit a takedown-request form. If the form meets specified requirements, a designated agent of a provider must review and remove the imagery from the interactive computer service.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsPhotography and imagingRight of privacySex offenses
To protect victims of nonconsensual online distribution of sexually intimate images by providing for the expeditious removal of nonconsensual sexually intimate imagery on the Internet, to encourage responsible practices by online service providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-6917| House
| Updated: 9/26/2018
Remove Explicit Material Offensive to Victims Expeditiously Act of 2018 or the REMOVE Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules for the creation of a public website where an individual may: (1) obtain information regarding the existence of sexually-intimate imagery depicting such individual, submitted by a registered interactive computer-service provider; and (2) submit a takedown-request form. If the form meets specified requirements, a designated agent of a provider must review and remove the imagery from the interactive computer service.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Luke Messer
Republican Representative
Indiana
Energy and Commerce Committee
Commerce
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAssault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Government studies and investigationsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsPhotography and imagingRight of privacySex offenses