UK Government Criticized for Deepfake Loophole

0:00On March 4th, female labor members of Parliament are upset with the government's plan to crack down on sexualized defakes online. Back in January, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer promised action against the social media platform X after its AI tool, GROC generated explicit images, of politicians in bikinis and even depictions of children. Now, the government is amending the crime and policing bill to ban so-called notification tools, but only those based in the United Kingdom. Tech Secretary Liz Kendall has admitted that not every chatbot falls under these new rules. She is asking officials to find ways to close that gap, especially since GROC reportedly created around three million such images in under two weeks, including 23,000 that seem to show children. Female labor MPs say they are furious, calling the measures half-faked because they ignore tools from overseas, leaving women and kids unprotected. Conservative peers in the House of Lords have warned that changes would make no real difference and urge for broader rules.

1:03Opposition figures like Shadow of Qualities, Minister Claire Coutinho, accused labor of talking tough but leaving loopholes for predators. Meanwhile, the government pushed peers to vote down further amendments on related online protections. Officials insist they are acting strongly by prioritizing non-consensual deepfakes under the Online Safety Act and requiring platforms to block. Harmful content, no matter where it comes from,