{"id":23137,"date":"2026-05-18T19:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/tech-firms-face-tougher-uk-rules-on-intimate-image-abuse\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:37:14","slug":"tech-firms-face-tougher-uk-rules-on-intimate-image-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/tech-firms-face-tougher-uk-rules-on-intimate-image-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech firms face tougher UK rules on intimate image abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ofcom to update codes of practice amid rise in \u2018revenge porn\u2019 and AI-generated deepfakes targeting women and girls<\/p>\n

Social media, messaging platforms and online forums that publish intimate image abuse \u2013 often intended to humiliate women and girls \u2013 are being instructed to follow new guidelines to stop it spreading.<\/p>\n

Ofcom said it would change its codes of practice to force service providers to detect and quash intimate image abuse \u2013 sometimes called \u201crevenge porn\u201d \u2013 and crack down on AI-generated deepfakes. A wave of deepfakes emerged in January when Elon Musk\u2019s Grok AI was widely used to create sexualised videos of women in bikinis.<\/p>\n

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\nOfcom to update codes of practice amid rise in \u2018revenge porn\u2019 and AI-generated deepfakes targeting women and girls
\nSocial media, messaging platforms and online forums that publish intimate image abuse \u2013 often intended to humiliate women and girls \u2013 are being instructed to follow new guidelines to stop it spreading.
\nOfcom said it would change its codes of practice to force service providers to detect and quash intimate image abuse \u2013 sometimes called \u201crevenge porn\u201d \u2013 and crack down on AI-generated deepfakes. A wave of deepfakes emerged in January when Elon Musk\u2019s Grok AI was widely used to create sexualised videos of women in bikinis. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ofcom to update codes of practice amid rise in \u2018revenge porn\u2019 and AI-generated deepfakes targeting women and girls Social media, messaging platforms and online forums that publish intimate image abuse \u2013 often intended to humiliate women and girls \u2013 are being instructed to follow new guidelines to stop it spreading. Ofcom said it would change …<\/p>\n

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