United Kingdom: Criminalisation of creation of sexually explicit deepfakes in amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill
Progress
Current status
rejected
30 May 2024 rejected
16 Apr 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected amendment to Criminal Justice Bill criminalising creation of sexually explicit deepfakes
On 30 May 2024, an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill criminalising the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes without consent was automatically rejected with the end of the legislative session after it failed to be adopted or carried over to t…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Announced amendment to Criminal Justice Bill criminalising creation of sexually explicit deepfakes
On 16 April 2024, an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill criminalising the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes without consent was announced by the Government. The Bill would make the creation of deepfake images a criminal offence, subjecting…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government