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New UK law would criminalize creating sexually explicit deepfakes

Right now, it's an offense to share deepfakes.

Now, the UK government is taking new steps to deter their creation, introducing new criminal offenses for producing or sharing sexually explicit deepfakes. "With these new measures, we’re sending an unequivocal message: creating or sharing these vile images is not only unacceptable but criminal," said Baroness Margaret Beryl Jones, minister for the future digital economy and online safety. The UK government has also announced its intention to make it a criminal offense if a person takes intimate photos or video without consent.

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