Remove Hour One content from Mastodon

The combined situation

Hour One is a corporate video generation platform similar to Synthesia. It is primarily used for business communications but has been cited in deepfake impersonation cases. When Hour One output appears on Mastodon, removal proceeds through the statutory takedown process under 47 USC 223a combined with source attribution to strengthen the legal claim.

Why this combination is high risk

Lower scale and corporate focus reduce NCII risk relative to consumer focused services. On Mastodon specifically, federated content spreads across multiple instances through reposts and replies. removing from the originating instance does not remove from the cached copies on every instance that federated the post.

How removal proceeds

Mastodon is federated across thousands of independent instances. Removal requires identifying the specific instance hosting the content and contacting that instance's admin directly. Source attribution to Hour One is documented through hour one uses a curated avatar library with recognizable presentation styling, which strengthens the takedown notice and supports parallel legal action.