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UK lawmakers back liability for tech execs, scale back AI chatbots proposal

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 15, 2026, 15:31 GMT | Insight) -- A proposal to expose senior tech executives to criminal liability where their companies fail to to remove non-consensual intimate images has been backed by UK lawmakers, along with introduction of a 48-hour takedown duty for such content. In debate on Tuesday, they also rejected proposals to criminalize developers of AI chatbots found to be harmful. Amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill will now go to parliament's upper chamber for scrutiny.UK lawmakers have backed plans to expose senior tech executives to criminal liability where their companies fail to comply with online safety enforcement. ...

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