Ofcom is set to require tech companies to do more to detect and remove non-consensual intimate images, while also expanding efforts to stop AI-generated deepfakes from spreading online. The move, backed by new UK legislation and hash-matching technology, aims to better protect women and girls and holds platforms accountable for rapid takedown failures. #Ofcom #KeirStarmer #xAI #Grok
Keypoints
- Ofcom is updating its codes of practice to strengthen removal of non-consensual intimate images.
- Sites and apps are urged to expand hash matching to detect and block repeated uploads.
- New UK rules will ban nudification tools and require takedowns within two days.
- Keir Starmer warned tech firms could face fines and service blocks for failing to comply.
- The crackdown follows the spread of nude deepfakes through xAI’s Grok chatbot.
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