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Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

3 pointsby Jigsyover 2 years ago

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Jigsyover 2 years ago
A planned new law would make sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent a crime in England and Wales.<p>Tackling the rise in manipulated images, where a person&#x27;s face is put on someone else&#x27;s body, is part of a crackdown on the abuse of intimate pictures in the Online Safety Bill.<p>This law would also make it easier to charge people with sharing intimate photos without consent.<p>Prosecutors would no longer need to prove they intended to cause distress.<p>[...]