Overview
- The government has tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, set for Commons debate next week, to let prosecutors charge senior executives when platforms ignore Ofcom takedown orders for non‑consensual intimate images.
- Executives without a reasonable excuse could face prison or a fine, with liability falling on individuals rather than only the company.
- The package also bans pornography depicting incest or adults roleplaying as children, with publication carrying up to five years in prison depending on the content.
- Ministers say the goal is to curb image‑based abuse that now includes AI‑generated deepfakes, which they describe as sexual abuse of women and girls at industrial scale.
- The plan builds on February rules that require platforms to remove reported intimate images within 48 hours, backed by Ofcom’s powers to issue large fines and seek UK site blocks.