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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 po…

Scope

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…