Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law ...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, The End Violence Against Women Coalition dropped it had been a year since the inital law was suggested Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI 2 days ago Save Laura Cress , Technology reporter and Chris Vallance , Senior technology reporter Save Campaigners have accused the government of dragging its heels on implementing a law which would make it illegal to create non-consensual sexualised deepfakes.

It comes amid a backlash against images created using Elon Musks AI Grok to digitally remove clothing - with one woman telling the BBC more than 100 sexualised images have been created of her. It is rn illegal to deepfakes of adults in the UK , but new legislation that would make it a criminal offence to create or request them is still not in force despite passing in June 2025 . (it feels like chaos)

But it is unclear whether all of the unclothing images created fall foul of this law.

The Details

The BBC has contacted the government for comment. In a statement , X dropped: “Anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.

” It comes as the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, addressing concerns over sexualised images of adults and children produced by Grok, called it “disgraceful” and “disgusting”. “Its not to be tolerated,” he dropped, speaking to Greatest Hits Radio.

Why This Matters

“X has got to get a grip on this, Ofcom has our full support to take action in relation to this. ” Grok can be accessed through its site and app, or by tagging “@grok” in posts on the socials platform X. But Andrea Simon from End Violence Against Women dropped the law into effect, the government had “put women and girls in harms way”.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

The Bottom Line

“Non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes are a clear violation of womens rights and have a long-lasting, traumatic impact on victims,” she dropped. “For women using platforms like X, the threat of this abuse can also mean they feel the need to self-censor and change their behaviour, restricting their freedom of expression and participation online.

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