Progress

Current status
under deliberation
02 Feb 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

02 Feb 2025
under deliberation

Home Office announced law criminalising child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence tools

On 2 February 2025, the Home Office announced new legislation to criminalise artificial intelligence (AI) tools used to generate sexualised images of children. The law would apply to individuals and entities involved in creating, distributing, or po…

Source
Event type law
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body