Poll How Do You Feel About the Future of Deepfake Technology? Concerning and Unpredictable Exciting with Proper ControlWhat the proposed laws say and punishmentThe UK government has announced that it will criminalise the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images . The government will also introduce a new rule under which perpetrators will be charged for both creating and sharing these images. These new offences will help prevent people being victimised online. We are putting offenders on notice – they will face the full force of the law,” said Davies-Jones.These new offences follow the UK government’s action in September 2024 to add sharing intimate image offences as priority offences under the Online Safety Act.

Source: The Times January 07, 2025 18:39 UTC