Deepfakes are digitally altered images or videos that use AI to replace one person's face with another.

Creators can face unlimited fines and a criminal record, while sharing the image could lead to jail time.

The law applies even if the creator did not intend to share the image.

A new law, the Online Safety Act, has been passed making it illegal to create and share deepfakes with sexually explicit content of adults, even if not intended to be shared.

The law aims to prevent alarm, humiliation, or distress to the victim.

This amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill is currently under parliamentary review.

The law already covers deepfakes of children.

The British government is introducing a new law to criminalize the creation of deepfake sexual images, which the Minister for Victims and Safeguarding, Laura Farris, described as "despicable" and "misogynistic." Deepfakes are manipulated media that can make it appear as if someone is doing or saying something they didn't.

Farris emphasized that creating such images is a crime, regardless of whether they are shared or not.

She also highlighted the potential harm and dehumanization, particularly towards women, that can result from sharing such content.

The government will not tolerate this behavior.