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Written question asked by Jas Athwal (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2025. It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Friday, 7 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


Intimate Image Abuse: Software

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ban nudification apps from online app stores.

Answer

The government is concerned about the proliferation of AI-enabled products and services that facilitate the creation of deepfake non-consensual intimate images.

Government legislated to ban the non-consensual creation of sexually explicit deepfake images in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, ensuring that offenders face the appropriate punishments for this atrocious harm. The government is aware of the concerns over the tools themselves and is looking into this closely.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
86512
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Software Intimate image abuse
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk