London, Feb 19, 2026 (AFP) - UK to make tech firms remove abusive images within 48 hours of alert

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2026-02-19

Technology firms will be required to remove non-consensual sexual images within 48 hours under tighter UK rules proposed by the government Thursday, following an outcry over sexualised deepfakes created by the AI chatbot Grok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called tackling the problem "a national emergency", writing in the Guardian newspaper that it "requires an immediate and uncompromising response". Victims of abusive images would have to report t......

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