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

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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 possessing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. It introduces penalties of up to five years in prison for using AI to produce such images, up to three years for possessing AI-generated "paedophile manuals," and up to 10 years for operating platforms facilitating child sexual abuse content. The measures aim to address the increasing use of AI in online child exploitation.

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

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2025-02-02
under deliberation

On 2 February 2025, the Home Office announced new legislation to criminalise artificial intelligenc…