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EU lawmakers divided on how to curb sexual deepfakes in AI Act changes

By Luca Bertuzzi ( February 12, 2026, 16:50 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers are divided on how to regulate sexual deepfakes in amendments to the AI Act. Some centrist and left-wing lawmakers back a ban limited to non-consensual content, while Greens and others seek an outright prohibition. Center-left lawmakers also proposed imposing obligations on generative AI providers. Parallel talks among European governments face legal limits tied to the AI changes' simplification scope.EU lawmakers have different views on how to regulate deepfakes under amendments to the AI Act, either via an outright ban, a ban on non-consensual imagery, or by introducing a new duty for developers of generative AI systems, MLex has learned....

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