""The Data Act, passed last year, made it a criminal offence to create - or request the creation of - non-consensual intimate images," according to a statement from Liz Kendall, the UK's Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. "And today, I can announce to the House that this offence will be brought into force this week and that I will make it a priority offence in the Online Safety Act too." As a priority offense, "services have to take proactive action to stop this content from appearing in the first place.""
"On January 3rd, X said, "We take action against illegal content on X, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), by removing it, permanently suspending accounts, and working with local governments and law enforcement as necessary. Anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.""
The Data Act made creating or requesting non-consensual intimate images a criminal offence. The offence will be brought into force this week and designated a priority offence in the Online Safety Act, requiring services to take proactive measures to stop such content. Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X over deepfakes generated by the Grok chatbot and could impose compliance requirements and fines up to £18 million or 10% of qualifying worldwide revenue. The government expects a prompt investigation timeline and swift action to protect victims. X stated it removes illegal content, suspends accounts, and has limited Grok's image-generation capabilities.
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