Videos Created with Deepfake will be considered a crime for the first time!

With artificial intelligence, you can realistically put a person’s face in a content. deepfake technologyhas never been directly considered a crime anywhere. But the UK has taken a step forward, being the first to do so.

Although deepfake videos are implicitly considered a crime under the law in many countries, including Turkey, the United Kingdom has taken the issue one step further. The country’s Ministry of Justice, specifically adult content It will prevent the sharing of deepfake videos ‘without consent’ announced the bill.

Those who create deepfake content will face jail time:

created without the consent of a person with the new law obscene images and manipulated videos, they will be considered a crime for the first time. Those who create these videos will face jail time.

In fact, this new law will be part of the ‘Online Security Act’ that the UK has been working on for months. Under the law, conduct similar to Deepfake as well as installing equipment such as hidden cameras to take or record images of someone without their consent will also be penalized.

The new bill is scheduled to be submitted to parliament in December.

So, is Deepfake content a crime in our country?

In the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, there is a law specifically declaring Deepfake a crime. edit has not been made yet. However, Deepfake content can indirectly lead to punishment for crimes such as defamation, violation of privacy, obscenity, recording of personal data, slander, fabrication and blackmail.