Tue, 13 Jan 2026

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 X could 'lose right to self regulate', says Starmer

It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.

* Legislation will also make it a criminal offence to supply online tools used to create such images
* Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says AI-generated pictures of women and children in states of undress are "weapons of abuse"
* Ofcom launches investigation into X over concerns about its Grok AI chatbot altering images of people without consent
* X could face fines or even be blocked by internet service providers if found to have broken the law
* Government will enforce existing Data (Use and Access) Act, which makes it a criminal offence to create or request non-consensual intimate images
* Online Safety Act will also make sharing intimate images of people without their consent a priority offence
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