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Deepfake victim says new law has not stopped the tools

Published

10 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

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AI & ML

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United Kingdom

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Read at resultsense.com

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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Georgia Horton, a victim of non-consensual explicit deepfakes, criticises recent UK legislation for criminalising only the creation and distribution of explicit deepfakes but not restricting access to the underlying software tools or regulating AI-generated outputs. The government enforces takedown duties and personal liability for platform executives but has yet to address the easy availability of deepfake generation technology.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your UK AI tool that can create images is now under closer legal scrutiny, but the law only covers misuse, not possession. You can push for safe tool design and platform partnerships before stricter controls force abrupt compliance costs.

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1 source · 10 Aug 2026

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