The Government must tackle the “alarming proliferation of deepfake pornography” in Britain, a Guardian journalist has said. Deepfake pornography uses AI tools to generate pornographic images of real people. Sharing deepfake pornography, cyberflashing or downblousing images became a criminal offence earlier this year, but creating such content is still legal. In addition, she warned that such pornography is being “sold openly on social media”, including advertisements on Instagram, TikTok and X. Let’s hope that protecting the victims of sexual abuse and stemming the tide of deepfake pornography is part of this.”LabourEarlier this year, a Labour Party think tank called for a ban on “nudification” tools.

Source: The Guardian July 29, 2024 15:22 UTC