The monitor glow was the only light in Detective Miller’s office, casting long, skeletal shadows across the stacks of case files. He wasn’t looking at a crime scene photo or a ballistics report. He was staring at a face. It was a face he knew well—Senator Patricia Halloway—caught in a compromising, career-ending position.
The UK has been one of the most aggressive. Under the , sharing a non‑consensual deepfake intimate image of an adult is already a criminal offence. But in late 2025, the government went further, proposing a total ban on the creation and distribution of nudification apps themselves . Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the new offence would mean “those who profit from them or enable their use will feel the full force of the law”. The ban is set to take effect in 2026.
The monitor glow was the only light in Detective Miller’s office, casting long, skeletal shadows across the stacks of case files. He wasn’t looking at a crime scene photo or a ballistics report. He was staring at a face. It was a face he knew well—Senator Patricia Halloway—caught in a compromising, career-ending position.
The UK has been one of the most aggressive. Under the , sharing a non‑consensual deepfake intimate image of an adult is already a criminal offence. But in late 2025, the government went further, proposing a total ban on the creation and distribution of nudification apps themselves . Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the new offence would mean “those who profit from them or enable their use will feel the full force of the law”. The ban is set to take effect in 2026.