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Intimate Image Abuse: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 27 February 2025UIN 31135

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect (a) women and (b) girls from deepfake pornography.

Answered by Feryal Clark

Online safety is a priority for government. Services in scope of the Online Safety Act must remove illegal content and protect children from harmful content - including when this content is AI-generated. Services providing pornographic content must use highly effective age assurance to ensure that children cannot access it.

We are committed to tackling the atrocious harm posed by the creation of non-consensual intimate images and are bringing in legislation to criminalise this behaviour in the Data (Use and Access) Bill.

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