FTC warns 12 major tech firms of violating Take It Down Act
2026-05-21T08:51:52Z•95bad16c65cb9ab889dd4a838837f43242c873574a4225079fa29f7a94fe0986
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What happened
A set of security and privacy news briefs: the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned 12 major tech platforms they may be violating the Take It Down Act, which requires easy reporting and 48-hour removal of nonconsensual intimate images; Ukraine is investigating a teen suspect tied to a cyber theft scheme targeting U.S. e-commerce shoppers after U.S. authorities raised concerns about Ukraine-based actors; Discord has moved all users to end-to-end encryption by default while other platforms (Instagram, TikTok) are deprecating the feature; convenience-store chain 7‑Eleven confirmed a breach after
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