In addition, Britain is about to criminalize the taking of intimate photos without consent and the installation of the equipment required for this.
The British government is preparing to criminalize sexual deepfakes. In addition, Britain is about to criminalize the taking of intimate photos without consent and the installation of the equipment required for this.
Deepfakes refer to images created or edited with artificial intelligence, which have been combined with, for example, the face and voice of real people.
In Britain, it is already illegal to share or threaten to share intimate images, including deepfakes. Currently, however, producing images without consent is only illegal in certain cases.
Victim Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice Alex Davies-Jones says in an interview with Sky News that there are gaps in the current law, which the government is now trying to address in order to protect girls and women.
The new crime titles are planned to be included in the upcoming bill on crimes and police activities. According to the Ministry of Justice, the presentation will be made “when the parliamentary schedule allows”.
According to the Ministry of Justice, “hyperrealistic” deepfakes have increased at an “alarming rate” in recent years.
Last year, British television channel 4 revealed that the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and about 30 other female politicians had been deepfaked on a porn site.
Source: AFP