UK to require tech firms to remove nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines

The U.K. government will require tech companies to remove intimate images shared without consent within two days, enforce single-report takedowns across platforms, and use digital markings or hash matching to block reuploads. The announcement follows xAI’s Grok posting millions of nudified images and hands Ofcom and DSIT powers to fine or block noncompliant firms under reforms tied to the Online Safety Act. #Grok #OnlineSafetyAct

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The U.K. will require tech companies to remove intimate images shared without consent within two days or face fines and service blocking.
Victims will only need to report once and platforms must remove images across multiple sites and prevent new uploads automatically.
The government intends to use digital markings and hash matching to detect and delete intimate images each time they are posted.
The policy was spurred by xAI’s Grok chatbot producing millions of nudified images, prompting Ofcom probes and platform limits.
Noncompliant firms could be fined up to 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue and the offense may be designated a priority under the Online Safety Act.