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ALT Two placards that read: End violence against women; a different world is possible!
ALT Placards that say 'stop image-based abuse!' Women shouting into megaphones
ALT Stop image-based abuse
ALT Over the last 18 months, survivor and campaigner Jodie*, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, #NotYourPorn, Professor Clare McGlynn and Glamour UK have campaigned for action to stop deepfake abuse. Today, a new law comes into force making it illegal.
ALT Non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes are a form of image-based sexual abuse. While the Grok scandal dominated the headlines, the issue is much bigger than one platform alone.
ALT While the new criminal offence is welcome, much more needs to be done to prevent this abuse from happening in the first place. That’s why today we’re delivering our 73,000-strong petition to Downing Street calling for the government to go much further.
ALT We’re calling for: Civil routes to justice including takedown orders requiring images to be removed from online platforms and perpetrators’ devices. Relationships and sex education that’s fit for young people’s lived realities in the digital age. Funding for specialist services that provide survivors with life-saving advocacy and support.
ALT Jodie delivering her 73k-strong petition to No 10 Downing Street
ALT Image of a woman with the words 'rape justice now' above her head and 'no one asked what he was wearing' written on her clothes
ALT Campaign win! Following the success of our #KeepCounsellingConfidential campaign, from today police officers will no longer be able to routinely access survivors’ therapy notes
ALT What needs to come next? Making sure police actually follow the new guidance, informing survivors and therapists of their new rights
ALT One year ago today, the government announced it would make deepfake abuse an offence. But this has still not in been brought into force.
ALT While we wait: Grok (X’s AI bot) is nudifying women’s photos without their consent 96% of all deepfakes found online are pornographic, and 99.9% of these are of women Deepfake abuse has a long-lasting, traumatic impact on victims. It is a violation of our rights and restricts our freedoms
ALT Billion-dollar tech companies are enabling and profiting from this abuse. They must be held accountable. Currently, tech platforms can choose whether or not to follow guidelines for tackling violence against women online. This must be made mandatory, with consequences for those that don’t comply.
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