A Bill to create the offences of sending unsolicited explicit digital images and of producing digitally-altered images or videos in which an individual is depicted pornographically without their consent; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
18 March 2022
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Two new offences would be created: one criminalising sending unsolicited explicit images, and another criminalising the creation of digitally altered pornographic images or videos of someone without their consent (deepfakes). The bill aims to protect people from non-consensual explicit content and to give the law clearer tools to tackle this issue. It is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, having originated there.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. The first reading took place in June 2021.
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21 Jun 2021
This Bill has been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
