Victims urge tougher action on deepfake abuse as new law comes into force
Campaigners welcome criminalisation of non-consensual AI-generated explicit images but say law does not go far enoughVictims of deepfake image abuse have called for stronger protection against AI-generated explicit images, as the law criminalising the creation of non-consensual intimate images...
<p>Campaigners welcome criminalisation of non-consensual AI-generated explicit images but say law does not go far enough</p><p>Victims of deepfake image abuse have called for stronger protection against AI-generated explicit images, as the law criminalising the creation of non-consensual intimate images comes into effect.</p><p>Campaigners from Stop Image-Based Abuse delivered a <a href="https://www.change.org/p/deepfake-sexual-abuse-is-not-porn-demand-action-to-stop-image-based-abuse?utm_source=National-media&utm_campaign=stop-deepfake-sexual-abuse&utm_content=Womans-Rights&utm_term=0-99&utm_medium=National-petition">petition</a> to Downing Street with more than 73,000 signatures, urging the government to introduce civil routes to justice such as takedown orders for abusive imagery on platforms and devices.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/07/campaigners-call-stronger-protection-against-ai-generated-explicit-imagery">Continue reading...</a>
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