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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-04-16
under deliberation

On 16 April 2024, an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill criminalising the creation of sexually …

2024-05-30
rejected

On 30 May 2024, an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill criminalising the creation of sexually ex…