On April 16, 2024, the UK has introduced a new law criminalizing the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes which is to be brought through an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill.1 As a result, those who create sexual images of people without their consent shall face criminal record and unlimited fine. The step comes in to strengthen the existing offences and to penalize those who degrade and dehumanize others, especially women. However, the new offence which will be introduced through an amendment in the Criminal Justice Bill will penalize anyone who makes these sexually explicit deepfake images of adults maliciously and without consent. The maximum number of victims of the deepfakes have been young girls and celebrities2. Furthermore, 10 percent of victims of intimate image abuse in the UK were girls aged 16 years or younger.

Source: The Guardian May 03, 2024 09:33 UTC