UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes

It said the growth of artificially created but realistic images was alarming and caused devastating harm to victims, particularly the women and girls who are often the target.

The government promises to introduce a new offence, meaning perpetrators could be charged for both creating and sharing these images under the government's Crime and Policing Bill, which will be introduced when parliamentary time allows.

It will also create new offences for the taking of intimate images without consent while those installing equipment for the purpose of making intimate images without consent are also set to be covered by the law.

In a statement, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones said: "It is unacceptable that one in three women have been victims of online abuse. This demeaning and disgusting form of chauvinism must not become normalized.

"These new offences will help prevent people being victimized online. We are putting offenders on notice – they will face the full force of the law," she said.

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