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UK Social Media Firms Must Remove Revenge Porn Within 48 Hours
New UK law mandates social media remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines up to 10% of global revenue and possible site bans.
- This year ministers ordered social media firms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours under an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill going through parliament.
- Amid concerns about AI-generated images, ministers said recent clashes with Musk over Grok's 'nudify' tool prompted plans to close chatbot loopholes and curb social media.
- Platforms must digitally 'flag' offending images to auto-delete reposts, share takedown data with other social media platforms, and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology will publish guidance for internet providers.
- Victims will be able to demand removal of non-consensual intimate images, while companies face fines up to 10 per cent of worldwide revenues or a UK ban for repeated failures.
- Officials say the offence will become a 'priority offence' under the Online Safety Act, citing the 2024 report by the Revenge Porn Helpline, which logged over 22,000 cases.
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UK to fine tech firms up to 10% of global revenue for failing to remove intimate images
Britain will force tech platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours or face fines of up to 10% of global revenue. The move aims to strengthen protections for women and girls amid rising online abuse and AI-generated explicit content.
·Mumbai, India
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