The law in England and Wales is being changed to make it easier to prosecute people for sharing revenge porn and deepfake porn. The amendments to the Online Safety Bill will remove the requirement to prove intent to cause distress in order to secure a conviction. Sharing revenge porn, which involves sharing intimate images without consent, was already criminalized in 2015, but prosecutors had to prove intent to cause humiliation or distress. The changes will also criminalize the sharing of deepfake porn, which involves creating fake explicit images or videos of a person. Both offenses will carry a punishment of up to six months in prison, which could increase to two years if intent to cause distress, alarm, or humiliation is proven. Those who share images for sexual gratification could also be placed on the sex offenders’ register. The amendments have been welcomed by campaigners and organizations working to combat image-based abuse. However, some have raised concerns about jurisdictional issues and the responsibility of tech companies in addressing such abuse.

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