A new law will see creators of sexually explicit deepfakes face prosecution and a fine.

The creation of sexually explicit “deepfake” images is to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales under a new law, the government says.

Under the legislation, anyone making explicit images of an adult without their consent will face a criminal record and unlimited fine.

It will apply regardless of whether the creator of an image intended to share it, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.

And if the image is then shared more widely, they could face jail.

A deepfake is an image or video that has been digitally altered with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replace the face of one person with the face of another.

  • @BurningnnTreeEnglish
    36•2 months ago

    She said it “will only criminalise where you can prove a person created the image with the intention to cause distress”, and this could create loopholes in the law.

    This sounds like it would be almost impossible to prove. Anyone can just say “I made the deepfake porn because it turns me on, and I shared it online because I thought other people would enjoy it too.” This law is a good start but I don’t think it goes far enough.