EU lawmakers support ban on AI apps generating explicit imagesKey EU lawmakers are pushing for a ban on AI apps that generate unauthorized explicit images. This move aims to strengthen Europe's AI Act....
18 Mar, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
EU states back ban on AI generating sexualised deepfakesEU nations on Friday backed a ban on AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes, after an outcry over such images produced by Elon Musk's A...
13 Mar, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
UK PM Starmer says X moves to comply with UK law over AI deepfakesBritain's media regulator is investigating X, formerly Twitter, over its Grok AI chatbot creating sexualised images. Prime Minister Keir St...
14 Jan, 2026, 07.27 PM IST
Tech firms must block unsolicited nude images under new UK rulesTechnology companies in Britain will be required to block unsolicited sexual images under online safety rules taking effect on Thursday, as...
08 Jan, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
UK tells Musk to urgently address intimate 'deepfakes' on XBritain has urged Elon Musk's social media site X to urgently address misuse of its artificial intelligence tool Grok, Sky News reported o...
06 Jan, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
AI-powered 'nudify' apps fuel deadly wave of digital blackmailA Kentucky teen’s suicide has spotlighted the rise of AI-driven sextortion, where scammers use “nudify” apps to blackmail minors with fake ...
17 Jul, 2025, 08.03 AM IST
Denmark seeks to make it illegal to spread deepfake images, citing concern about misinformationCulture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt, in a statement, said that it was "high time that we now create a safeguard against the spread of misi...
27 Jun, 2025, 10.43 PM IST
ET Explainer: What is Trump's Take it Down Act to tackle ‘revenge porn’President Trump has signed the Take it Down Act, a federal law criminalising the publication of non-consensual intimate images, including d...
23 May, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
President Trump signs Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?President Trump signed the Take It Down Act, a bipartisan law targeting non-consensual intimate imagery and deepfakes. Introduced by Senato...
20 May, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Wife by his side, Trump makes it a crime to share explicit images with Take It Down ActThe Take It Down Act makes it illegal to knowingly share intimate images online without consent, including content generated with AI tools....
20 May, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
'Damaging' AI porn scandal at US school scars victimsA scandal at Pennsylvania's Lancaster Country Day School involved AI-generated nude photos of students, primarily sourced from public socia...
17 Jan, 2025, 07.17 AM IST
'Form of violence': Across globe, deepfake porn targets women politiciansFemale politicians worldwide are increasingly being targeted by AI-generated deepfake pornography, a growing issue that threatens their car...
06 Jan, 2025, 08.29 AM IST
UK criminalises creation of 'deepfake' images without consentDeepfake refers to images and videos made to look hyper-realistic, with the victim usually unaware and unable to give their consent. Under ...
16 Apr, 2024, 07.55 PM IST
Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media: Swifties are fighting backSwift's ardent fanbase of "Swifties" quickly mobilised, launching a counteroffensive on the platform formerly known as Twitter and a #Prote...
27 Jan, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Age of AI has led to an alarming proliferation of deep fake pornWomen are a particular target of AI tools and apps -- widely available for free and requiring no technical expertise -- that allow users to...
27 Jul, 2023, 06.22 PM IST
In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake pornArtificial intelligence-enabled deepfakes are typically associated with fake viral images of well-known personalities such as Pope Francis ...
24 Jul, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Sharing "deepfakes", explicit images online to be outlawed in UKThe UK government said it will also bring forward a package of additional laws to tackle a range of abusive online behaviour including the ...
25 Nov, 2022, 09.52 PM IST