Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

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It also says there are growing global concerns about technology being used to create fake pornographic images and video, with one website which creates nude images from clothed ones receiving 38 million visits last year.Ayesha - not her real name - told Panorama in August how videos secretly filmed by a partner and faked images of her were being shared on Reddit, driving her to try to take her own life.She told the BBC that the new announcement gave her hope that police could take action and the harassment she experienced would finally end.She said even for an seasoned campaigner on this issue, having her own image and her identity violated by deepfakers had been a frightening experience.Prof Clare McGlynn at Durham University, an expert in image-based sexual abuse, told the BBC the changes were "a testament to the courage of women who have been speaking up", but added that it was "absolutely vital that anonymity is granted immediately"."

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