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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Priya Bharadia

Victims urge tougher action on deepfake abuse as new law comes into force

Deepfake campaigners deliver 73,000-strong petition to 10 Downing Street, London on February 6, 2026.
Campaigners from Stop Image-Based Abuse delivered a petition to Downing Street calling for greater protection against deepfake image abuse. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Victims of deepfake image abuse have called for stronger protection against AI-generated explicit images, as the law criminalising the creation of non-consensual intimate images comes into effect.

Campaigners from Stop Image-Based Abuse delivered a petition to Downing Street with more than 73,000 signatures, urging the government to introduce civil routes to justice such as takedown orders for abusive imagery on platforms and devices.

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