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* [[#UK|UK]]'s [[#Online Safety Act 2023|Online Safety Act 2023]] has been passed to law and reportedly criminalizes non-consensual synthetic pornography. | * [[#UK|UK]]'s [[#Online Safety Act 2023|Online Safety Act 2023]] has been passed to law and reportedly criminalizes non-consensual synthetic pornography. | ||
* The [[#EU|European Union]] has finalized a law package to regulate AI called the [[#Artificial Intelligence Act|Artificial Intelligence Act]] | |||
New bills are currently in the works in | New bills are currently in the works in | ||
* | * Current [[#Bills in the EU|bills in the EU]] of high importance are the almost finalized [[#Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence|Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence]] and the [[#Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse|Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse]] | ||
* [[#Current bills in the USA|US Senate is considering an anti-fake bill and the House is considering several bills]] | * [[#Current bills in the USA|US Senate is considering an anti-fake bill and the House is considering several bills]] | ||
* [[#Canada|Canada]] is considering C-27 | * [[#Canada|Canada]] is considering C-27 | ||
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'''Information elsewhere / legal information compilations''' (recommended) | '''Information elsewhere / legal information compilations''' (recommended) | ||
<section begin=anti-fake-law-compilations/> | <section begin=anti-fake-law-compilations/> | ||
* {{#lst:Organizations, studies and events against synthetic human-like fakes|cybercivilrights.org law compilations}} | |||
* <section begin=responsible.ai 2023/>[https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches '''''A Look at Global Deepfake Regulation Approaches''''' at responsible.ai]<ref name="responsible.ai 2023"> | * <section begin=responsible.ai 2023/>[https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches '''''A Look at Global Deepfake Regulation Approaches''''' at responsible.ai]<ref name="responsible.ai 2023"> | ||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
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}} | }} | ||
</ref> May 2023 compilation and reporting by Kaylee Williams<section end=tech policy press 2023/> | </ref> May 2023 compilation and reporting by Kaylee Williams<section end=tech policy press 2023/> | ||
* <section begin=Foundation RA deepfake AI laws for USA/>[https://foundationra.com/deepfake-ai-laws/ '''''Deepfake AI laws for USA''''' at foundationra.com], [https://foundationra.com/sextortion-laws/ '''''Sextortion laws for USA''''' at foundationra.com] and [https://foundationra.com/revenge-porn-laws-us/ '''''Revenge porn laws for USA''''' at foundationra.com] compilations by [https://foundationra.com/ Foundation RA]<section end=Foundation RA deepfake AI laws for USA/> | |||
* <section begin=Onfido 2024/>[https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/ '''''Deepfake laws: is AI outpacing legislation?''''' at onfido.com]<ref name="Onfido 2024"> | * <section begin=Onfido 2024/>[https://onfido.com/blog/deepfake-law/ '''''Deepfake laws: is AI outpacing legislation?''''' at onfido.com]<ref name="Onfido 2024"> | ||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
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<section end=anti-fake-law-compilations/> | <section end=anti-fake-law-compilations/> | ||
= Australia = | |||
[[File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg|thumb|right|200px|Australia]] | |||
The [https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2021A00076/latest/text '''Online Safety Act 2021''' at legislation.gov.au]<ref group="1st seen in" name="Equality Now and AUDRi 2024 briefing paper">https://equalitynow.org/resource/briefing-paper-deepfake-image-based-sexual-abuse-tech-facilitated-sexual-exploitation-and-the-law/</ref> regulates the non-consensual sharing or threatening to share sexual images. | |||
If the synthetic fake human-like images depict illegal and restricted online content, then the Online Content Scheme, as defined in the Online Safety Act 2021, may apply.<ref name="Equality Now and AUDRi 2024 briefing">https://equalitynow.org/resource/briefing-paper-deepfake-image-based-sexual-abuse-tech-facilitated-sexual-exploitation-and-the-law/</ref> | |||
[https://www.esafety.gov.au/ '''Office of the eSafety Commissioner''' at esafety.gov.au] is Australia's independent regulator for online safety. | |||
'''Links''' | |||
* [https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/whats-on/online-safety-act '''''Learn about the Online Safety Act''''' at esafety.gov.au] | |||
* [https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-technology-communications/internet/online-safety/current-legislation '''''Key elements of the Online Safety Act 2021''''' at infrastructure.gov.au] | |||
* [https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_LEGislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6680 '''Online Safety Bill 2021''' at aph.gov.au] | |||
* [https://foundationra.com/australia/ '''Revenge porn laws in Australia''' at foundationra.com] | |||
= Canada = | = Canada = | ||
[[File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg|thumb|right|200px|House of Commons of Canada was contemplating banning distribution of all pornography for which there are no consent declarations and proof-of-age for the people depicted.]] | [[File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg|thumb|right|200px|House of Commons of Canada was contemplating banning distribution of all pornography for which there are no consent declarations and proof-of-age for the people depicted.]] | ||
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= EU = | = EU = | ||
[[File:Flag of Europe.svg|thumb|right|200px|The EU must address the malicious uses of AI in the law it is planning to regulate AI.]] | [[File:Flag of Europe.svg|thumb|right|200px|The EU must address the malicious uses of AI in the law it is planning to regulate AI.]] | ||
== Laws in the EU == | |||
=== Artificial Intelligence Act === | |||
The European Union has a law on AI called '''[[w:Artificial Intelligence Act]]'''. The European Commission proposed the AI Act in 2021. On Wednesday 2024-03-13 the MEPs adopted this law.<ref> | |||
The | |||
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</ref> | </ref> The AI Act will have a key role in the effective implementation of upcoming EU [[#Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence|Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence]] and [[#Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse|Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse]] that intend to protect us against synthetic pornography. | ||
* European '''Artificial Intelligence Act''' has been approved by the member countries and is on track to be approved by April 2024.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-artificial-intelligence-act-ai-technology-risk-rules/</ref> Read [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52021PC0206 Proposal for a '''''REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN HARMONISED RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT) AND AMENDING CERTAIN UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTS''''' at eur-lex.europa.eu]<ref group="1st seen in">https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/the-act/ via https://futureoflife.org/ newsletter</ref> (also contains translations) | * European '''Artificial Intelligence Act''' has been approved by the member countries and is on track to be approved by April 2024.<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-artificial-intelligence-act-ai-technology-risk-rules/</ref> Read [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52021PC0206 Proposal for a '''''REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL LAYING DOWN HARMONISED RULES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT) AND AMENDING CERTAIN UNION LEGISLATIVE ACTS''''' at eur-lex.europa.eu]<ref group="1st seen in">https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/the-act/ via https://futureoflife.org/ newsletter</ref> (also contains translations) | ||
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* [https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/opinion/the-ai-act-vs-deepfakes-a-step-forward-but-is-it-enough/ '''''The AI Act vs. deepfakes: A step forward, but is it enough?''''' at euractiv.com], 2024-02-26 opinion piece by Cristina Vanberghen | * [https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/opinion/the-ai-act-vs-deepfakes-a-step-forward-but-is-it-enough/ '''''The AI Act vs. deepfakes: A step forward, but is it enough?''''' at euractiv.com], 2024-02-26 opinion piece by Cristina Vanberghen | ||
== Digital Services Act == | === Digital Services Act === | ||
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package '''The Digital Services Act''' package at digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu] [[w:Digital Services Act]] (DSA) came into force in November 2022.<ref>https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches</ref> | [https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package '''The Digital Services Act''' package at digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu] [[w:Digital Services Act]] (DSA) came into force in November 2022.<ref>https://www.responsible.ai/post/a-look-at-global-deepfake-regulation-approaches</ref> | ||
The Artificial Intelligence Act and Digital Services Act together will help in the enforcement of the upcoming protections to shield us from synthesis crimes. | The Artificial Intelligence Act and Digital Services Act together will help in the enforcement of the upcoming protections to shield us from synthesis crimes. | ||
== Bills in the EU == | |||
=== Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence === | |||
The [https://commission.europa.eu/document/28552314-3316-40b4-ae0f-17ff8ab9f43f_en '''''Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence''''' at commission.europa.eu] will require, among other things, that member states criminalize non-consensual [[Synthetic human-like fakes#Digital look-alikes|synthetic digital look-alike]] pornography in their criminal codes. | |||
'''Official''' | |||
* [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52022PC0105 '''''Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on combating violence against women and domestic violence''''' at eur-lex.europa.eu] has the directive text in all languages and various formats | |||
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-new-push-for-european-democracy/file-legislative-proposal-on-gender-based-violence '''''Legislative proposal on combating violence against women and domestic violence''''' Legislative Train Schedule at europarl.europa.eu] lists this EU bill as ''close to adoption''. (As of March 2024) | |||
* [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_649 '''''Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence''''' at ec.europa.eu], a 2024-02-06 press release by the [[w:European Commission]]. | |||
* [https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_1533 '''''International Women's Day 2022: Commission proposes EU-wide rules to combat violence against women and domestic violence''''' at ec.europa.eu], a 2024-03-08 press release by the EC. | |||
'''Unofficial''' | |||
* [https://hateaid.org/en/eu-protects-women-from-digital-violence/ '''''Deepfakes and dick pics: EU protects women from digital violence''''' at hateaid.org], a 2024-02-07 press release by HateAid.org | |||
* [https://futureoflife.org/ai-policy/disrupting-the-deepfake-pipeline-in-europe/ '''''Disrupting the Deepfake Pipeline in Europe''''' at futureoflife.org], 2024-02-22 article on the approach of ''Leveraging corporate criminal liability under the Violence Against Women Directive to safeguard against pornographic deepfake exploitation'' by Alexandra Tsalidis | |||
=== Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse === | |||
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-promoting-our-european-way-of-life/file-combating-child-sexual-abuse-online '''''New legislation to fight child sexual abuse online''''' Legislative Train Schedule at europarl.europa.eu] lists this EU bill as ''tabled''. (As of March 2024) | |||
* [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/prevent-child-sexual-abuse-online/ '''''Prevention of online child sexual abuse''''' at consilium.europa.eu] | |||
* [https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/prevent-child-sexual-abuse-online/timeline-prevention-of-online-child-sexual-abuse/ '''''Timeline - Prevention of online child sexual abuse''''' at consilium.europa.eu] | |||
{{Q|The '''Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse''' ('''Child Sexual Abuse Regulation''', or '''CSAR''') is a [[w:European Union regulation]] proposed by the [[w:European Commissioner for Home Affairs]] [[w:Ylva Johansson]] on 11 May 2022. The stated aim of the legislation is to prevent child sexual abuse online through the implementation of a number of measures, including the establishment of a framework that would make the detection and reporting of child sexual abuse material ([[w:Child pornography|CSAM]]) by digital platforms a legal requirement within the European Union.|Wikipedia as of March 2024|[[w:Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse]]}} | |||
'''Reporting''' | |||
* [https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/02/06/new-eu-rules-will-criminalise-paedophilia-handbooks-and-deepfakes-of-child-abuse '''''New EU rules will criminalise 'paedophilia handbooks' and deepfakes of child abuse''''' at euronews.com], 2024-02-06 reporting | |||
== Code of practice on Disinformation 2022 == | == Code of practice on Disinformation 2022 == | ||
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[[File:Suomen lippu valokuva.png|thumb|right|alt=An image of a Finnish flag|thumb|255px|Finland strongly criminalized synthetic sexual pictures depicting children in 2011, upon the initiative of the [[w:Vanhanen II Cabinet]]]] | [[File:Suomen lippu valokuva.png|thumb|right|alt=An image of a Finnish flag|thumb|255px|Finland strongly criminalized synthetic sexual pictures depicting children in 2011, upon the initiative of the [[w:Vanhanen II Cabinet]]]] | ||
== Laws in Finland == | == Laws in Finland == | ||
[[File:Flag_of_Finland.svg|link=Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023|25px]] Suomeksi / in Finnish [[Suomen seksuaalirikoslaki 2023]] | |||
=== Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023 === | === Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023 === | ||
{{#lst:Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023|what-is-it}} | {{#lst:Law on sexual offences in Finland 2023|what-is-it}} | ||
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= India = | = India = | ||
[[File:Flag of India.svg|thumb|right|200px|India]] | [[File:Flag of India.svg|thumb|right|200px|India]] | ||
'''Laws in India''' | |||
Laws in India can be accessed through the [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/ '''India Code''' at indiacode.nic.in] | |||
'''[[w:Information Technology Act, 2000]]''' | |||
* Section 66. - '''Computer related offences.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?abv=null&statehandle=null&actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=76&orgactid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077</ref> | |||
** Section 66A. - Omitted. Would have been ''Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc.'' | |||
** Section 66B. - Punishment for dishonestly receiving stolen computer resource or communication device. | |||
** Section 66C. - '''Punishment for identity theft.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?abv=null&statehandle=null&actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=79&orgactid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077</ref> | |||
** Section 66D. - '''Punishment for cheating by personation by using computer resource.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?abv=null&statehandle=null&actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=80&orgactid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077</ref> | |||
** Section 66E. - '''Punishment for violation of privacy.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=81#:~:text=Whoever%2C%20intentionally%20or%20knowingly%20captures,two%20lakh%20rupees%2C%20or%20with</ref> | |||
** Section 66F. - Punishment for cyber terrorism. | |||
* Section 67. - '''Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?abv=null&statehandle=null&actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=83&orgactid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077</ref> | |||
** Section 67A. - '''Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?abv=null&statehandle=null&actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=84&orgactid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077</ref> | |||
** Section 67B. - '''Punishment for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in sexually explicit act, etc., in electronic form.'''<ref>https://www.indiacode.nic.in/show-data?abv=null&statehandle=null&actid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077&orderno=85&orgactid=AC_CEN_45_76_00001_200021_1517807324077</ref> | |||
** Section 67C. - Preservation and retention of information by intermediaries. | |||
'''[[w:Information Technology Rules, 2021]]''' | |||
'''Past bills in India''' | |||
* [[w:Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019]] | |||
'''Legal compilations on the legal situation against synthetic filth in India''' | |||
* {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|tclf 2023}} | * {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|tclf 2023}} | ||
* [https://www.livelaw.in/law-firms/law-firm-articles-/deepfakes-personal-data-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-ministry-of-electronics-and-information-technology-information-technology-act-242916 '''''Deepfakes And Breach Of Personal Data – A Bigger Picture''''' at livelaw.in]<ref name="Livelaw.in 2023"> | * [https://www.livelaw.in/law-firms/law-firm-articles-/deepfakes-personal-data-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-ministry-of-electronics-and-information-technology-information-technology-act-242916 '''''Deepfakes And Breach Of Personal Data – A Bigger Picture''''' at livelaw.in]<ref name="Livelaw.in 2023"> | ||
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* [https://cybercert.in/indian-cyber-laws/ '''''Cyberlaw in India''''' at cybercert.in] provides a wider look into the Indian Cyber Laws | * [https://cybercert.in/indian-cyber-laws/ '''''Cyberlaw in India''''' at cybercert.in] provides a wider look into the Indian Cyber Laws | ||
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= New Zealand = | |||
[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|thumb|right|200px|New Zealand]] | |||
* [https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0063/latest/whole.html ''''Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015'''' at legislation.govt.nz]<ref group="1st seen in" name="Equality Now and AUDRi 2024 briefing paper"/> criminalises intimate visual recordings and image-based sexual abuse. | |||
* '''[[w:Netsafe]]''' [https://netsafe.org.nz/ netsafe.org.nz] is an online safety non-profit organisation in New Zealand. It provides educational, anti-bullying and support services. The organisation is contracted under the [[w:Harmful Digital Communications Act]] until 2026. (Wikipedia) | |||
* [https://www.cert.govt.nz/ '''CERT.govt.nz'''], the [[w:Computer emergency response team]] of New Zealand - "''Responding to cyber security threats in New Zealand - CERT NZ is your first port of call when you need to report a cyber security problem.''" | |||
'''[[w: | * The '''[[w:Department of Internal Affairs]]''' investigates the possession of, and trading in, child exploitation material.<ref>https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/cybercrime-and-internet/online-child-safety</ref> | ||
'''[[w: | '''Links regarding the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015''' | ||
* [https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/cybercrime-and-internet/harmful-digital-communications-hdc ''''Harmful Digital Communications (HDC)'''' at police.govt.nz] by the [[w:New Zealand Police]] | |||
* [https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/civil/harmful-digital-communications/ ''''Harmful digital communications'''' at justice.govt.nz] by the [[w:Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)]] | |||
* [https://netsafe.org.nz/what-is-the-hdca/ '''''What is the HDCA?''''' at netsafe.org.nz] by [[w:Netsafe]], the agency approved by the [[w:New Zealand Police]] to process complaints about harmful digital communications. | |||
* See Wikipedia article on '''[[w:Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015]]''' for more info | |||
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== Law against synthesis crimes in the UK == | == Law against synthesis crimes in the UK == | ||
[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|thumb|right|200px|The UK has improved its legislation.]] | [[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|thumb|right|200px|The UK has improved its legislation.]] | ||
=== Anti-CSAM measures 2025 === | |||
On Saturday 2025-02-01 Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that the UK will be the 1st country in the world to<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britains-leading-the-way-protecting-children-from-online-predators</ref> | |||
* "''make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM), punishable by up to 5 years in prison''" | |||
* "''make it illegal for anyone to possess AI ‘paedophile manuals’ which teach people how to use AI to sexually abuse children, punishable by up to 3 years in prison''" | |||
Also a law to | |||
* "''introduce a specific offence for predators who run websites designed for other paedophiles to share vile child sexual abuse content or advice on how to groom children, punishable by up to 10 years in prison''" | |||
Additional powers will be given to the Border Force | |||
* "''give Border Force the necessary powers to keep the UK safe and prevent the distribution of CSAM which is often filmed abroad by allowing officers to compel an individual who they reasonably suspect poses a sexual risk to children to unlock their digital devices for inspection, punishable by up to 3 years in prison, depending on the severity''" | |||
Official | |||
* [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/britains-leading-the-way-protecting-children-from-online-predators '''''Britain's leading the way protecting children from online predators ''''' at gov.uk] - ''UK becomes the first country in the world to create new AI sexual abuse offences to protect children from predators generating AI images. '' | |||
Reporting | |||
* [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d90qe4nylo '''''AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws''''' at bbc.com] | |||
* [https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/uk/britain-criminalizes-ai-child-sex-abuse-intl-hnk/index.html '''''UK to target AI child sex abuse tools in world first legal crackdown''''' at edition.cnn.com] | |||
* [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/2/uk-to-become-first-country-to-criminalise-ai-child-abuse-tools '''''UK to become first country to criminalise AI child abuse tools''''' at aljazeera.com] | |||
* [https://www.voanews.com/a/uk-to-become-1st-country-to-criminalize-ai-child-abuse-tools/7959851.html '''''UK to become 1st country to criminalize AI child abuse tools''''' at voanews.com] | |||
=== Creating sexually explicit deepfake images to be made offence in the UK 2024 === | |||
On Tuesday 2024-04-16 the UK announced that '''creating sexually explicit deepfake images to be made offence in UK'''.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/16/creating-sexually-explicit-deepfake-images-to-be-made-offence-in-uk '''''creating sexually explicit deepfake images to be made offence in UK''''' at theguardian.com]</ref> This is a very good move and next logical step would be the prohibition of non-consensually possessing other people's appearance models and voice models, as suggested in [[#Law proposals against synthetic filth by Juho Kunsola|Law proposals against synthetic filth by Juho Kunsola]]. There is really no logical reason to allow criminal leagues to legally possess and trade their libraries of models without this acquisition through covert modeling or trading and possession of raw materials (covert models) to produce the disinformation weapons being illegal. | |||
Reporting | |||
* [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/16/creating-sexually-explicit-deepfake-images-to-be-made-offence-in-uk '''''Creating sexually explicit deepfake images to be made offence in UK''''' at theguardian.com] | |||
=== Online Safety Act 2023 === | === Online Safety Act 2023 === | ||
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* {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|criminaldefenselawyer.com 2024}} | * {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|criminaldefenselawyer.com 2024}} | ||
* {{#lst:{{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}|Foundation RA deepfake AI laws for USA}} | |||
{{#lst:Organizations, studies and events against synthetic human-like fakes|cybercivilrights.org law compilations}} | {{#lst:Organizations, studies and events against synthetic human-like fakes|cybercivilrights.org law compilations}} | ||
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Existing law creates a private [[w:Cause of action|w:right of action]] against a person who intentionally distributes a photograph or recorded image of another that exposes the intimate body parts of that person or of a person engaged in a sexual act '''without the person’s consent''' if specified conditions are met. | Existing law creates a private [[w:Cause of action|w:right of action]] against a person who intentionally distributes a photograph or recorded image of another that exposes the intimate body parts of that person or of a person engaged in a sexual act '''without the person’s consent''' if specified conditions are met. | ||
This bill would provide that a '''depicted individual''', as defined, has a '''[[w:cause of action]] against''' a person who either | This bill would provide that a '''depicted individual''', as defined, has a '''[[w:cause of action]] against''' a person who '''either''' | ||
* (1) '''creates''' and intentionally discloses sexually explicit material if the person knows or reasonably should have known the '''depicted''' individual '''did not [[w:consent]]''' to its creation or disclosure or | * (1) '''creates''' and intentionally discloses sexually explicit material if the person knows or reasonably should have known the '''depicted''' individual '''did not [[w:consent]]''' to its creation or disclosure or | ||
* (2) who '''intentionally discloses''' sexually explicit material that the person did not create if the person knows the '''depicted''' individual '''did not consent''' to its creation. | * (2) who '''intentionally discloses''' sexually explicit material that the person did not create if the person knows the '''depicted''' individual '''did not consent''' to its creation. |