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Abbie Llewelyn

Lords inflict two defeats on Government over new deepfake porn offence

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge brought forward further amendments to strengthen the new law (House of Lords/PA) - (PA Archive)

Peers have inflicted two heavy defeats on the Government over elements of a new offence of creating sexually explicit deepfake images or the filming of someone without their consent.

Ministers brought forward an amendment to the Data (Use and Access) Bill at third reading after campaigning from Conservative peer Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge.

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