Criminalise manufacturing and distributing deep-fake pornography

Closed 433 signatures

What the petition asks

Laws covering online distribution of private/intimate/sexual images need to be updated to prevent deepfake manufacturers taking non-private facial images combine it with pornographic material without consent.

There have been a number of cases which have highlighted images of individuals being used by deep fake porn manufacturers to create images without their knowledge or consent. Victims have discovered that there is no legal protection as current laws do not cover the use of non-private/intimate/sexual images. Amendments to these laws need to keep pace with emerging technology like deep-fake, and should be debated by Parliament as soon as possible.

Timeline

13 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 433

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Justice

Opened 13 Jan 2021

Closed 13 Jul 2021

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