Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 15834

Intimate Image Abuse

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Gordon McKee

LabourGlasgow South

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help protect the public from harmful deepfake content.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
Under the Online Safety Act, deepfake content is regulated when it is shared on an in-scope service and meets the definition of either illegal content, or content which is harmful to children. The largest user-to-user services will also need to enforce th...

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