United Kingdom: House of Lords introduced amendment to Crime and Policing Bill including 48 hours takedown rule for non-consensual intimate images

On 19 February 2026, the House of Lords introduced an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill requiring online platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours of being notified. Platforms failing to comply may face fines of up to 10% of their qualifying worldwide revenue or be blocked in the United Kingdom. According to the government, victims will only need to report an image once, after which flagged content will be removed across multiple platforms and prevented from being re-uploaded using digital marking technology. It was also announced that the Office of Communications is considering treating non-consensual intimate images with the same level of seriousness as child sexual abuse and terrorist content, and that it is seeking to strengthen enforcement under the Online Safety Act. Furthermore, the government indicated that it will issue guidance to internet providers on blocking access to websites hosting such content, particularly where sites fall outside the scope of the Online Safety Act.