At a recent cabinet meeting, Keir Starmer urged Labour leaders to adopt a more disruptive approach to policy-making to avoid being disrupted themselves. However, the party's reluctance is exemplified by their handling of deepfake porn legislation, where a critical private member's bill proposed by Tory peer Charlotte Owen was diluted. The existing law criminalizes sharing deepfake porn but contains a loophole for creating such content, undermining victims' protections. This highlights Labour's struggle to implement bold changes and effectively respond to urgent societal issues even as they strive for a shift in strategy.
The government promised to include provisions of Lady Owen's bill in the data bill, but it was watered down, allowing fines without prison penalties for deepfake creators.
Tens of thousands of deepfake porn images are produced weekly, often targeting ordinary women, and can destroy lives by enabling blackmail and intimidation.
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