UK Proposes 48-Hour Deadline for Social Media Platforms to Remove Non-Consensual Intimate Images
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Summary
The UK government is proposing new legislation that would require social media platforms to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours of being flagged. The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill would treat such content similarly to terrorism and child sexual abuse material. Platforms failing to comply could face fines of up to 10% of their global revenue or have their services blocked in the UK. The move follows public outrage over incidents involving AI-generated intimate images, including those created by Elon Musk's chatbot Grok.
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Platforms that do not do so would potentially face fines of 10 percent of 'qualifying worldwide income' or have their services blocked in the UK.
The amendment follows outrage over the Elon Musk-owned chatbot Grok'
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