The country already had legislation on the matter, but the text has some gaps; entities claim a danger to freedom of expression
the government of UK it is expected to vote later this year on a bill that criminalizes pornography deepfakes non-consensual and the practice of downblowing🇧🇷 The proposal was blocked while managing Boris Johnson and should be re-discussed in parliament in December, as reported by the leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt.
Deepfake is nothing but the computer manipulation of images to artificially insert someone’s face into a video or image. “Downblousing” consists of explicit images taken without someone’s consent through hidden cameras.
A previous law in the country already bans “upskirt”, the practice of photographing people without their consent under skirts, dresses or similar garments, but the text has loopholes that must be filled by the new law.
The expectation is that the project will be approved, but civil society groups are still divided. Susie Hargreaves, chief executive officer of the Internet Watch Foundation, is among those who believe the new law will make people safer amid global growth in digital crimes🇧🇷
“We know strong and unequivocal action will be needed if the UK is to achieve its goal of being the safest place in the world to go online,” he told The Guardian. On the other hand, the associations are concerned about the possible censorship and restriction of freedom of expression that could be introduced by the future law.
“This will create a culture of daily censorship that will disproportionately remove content from vulnerable, disadvantaged and minority communities, claiming to protect them. It needs to be completely rethought,” argues a group of 70 organizations that have signed an open letter in favor of overturning the project.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak maintains a neutral stance in the discussion, stating publicly what measures should be taken, but without specifying what specific changes he supports.
See examples of deepfakes
Deepfake technology has been used more and more frequently, as software that does this type of montage has become popular.
To increase the degree of realism in videos, AI tools also work with voice manipulations. In Brazil, comedian Bruno Sartori has gained thousands of followers for his edits involving the image of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
American actor Tom Cruise also has hyper-realistic montages circulating on the Internet.
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