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UK to accelerate law criminalising creation of sexual deepfakes
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 12, 2026
UK to Implement Law Banning Creation of Non-Consensual Deepfakes
New Legislation Against Non-Consensual Deepfakes
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain will bring into effect a law criminalising the creation of non-consensual intimate images this week, technology minister Liz Kendall told parliament on Monday after regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X.
Overview of the Law
Kendall said the law would make it illegal for companies to supply tools designed to create such images.
Impact on Technology Companies
(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by William James; editing by Paul Sandle)
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