Crackdown on sexually-explicit deepfake images as creating the 'immoral' ... trends now
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Creating sexually-explicit 'deepfake' images can result in prosecution under new legislation to be announced today.
Ministers will table an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill - set to return to the Commons in the coming weeks - to make creating the 'immoral' material a crime.
People who make the images without consent will face a criminal record and an unlimited fine. It is already an offence to share 'deepfake' intimate images.
In recent months, a number of high profile figures have been victims of deepfake pornography, including pop star Taylor Swift and US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Fake images and videos are made to look realistic, and victims are usually unaware and unable to consent to being sexualised in such a way.
Creating sexually-explicit 'deepfake' images can result in prosecution under new legislation to be announced today
US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been the victim of sexually-explicit deepfake content
Taylor Swift was targeted by sexually explicit deepfake images that went viral on X in January
Last year, the Government criminalised the sharing of 'deepfake' intimate images for the first time.
But the new law will mean anyone who makes sexually explicit 'deepfake' images of adults
