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Platform bosses to see UK lawmakers debate criminal liability over abusive images

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 14, 2026, 12:20 GMT | Insight) -- Criminal liability for tech platform executives and stricter takedown duties for non-consensual intimate images come under debate by UK lawmakers on Tuesday. The government-proposed measures would mean senior managers of platforms that fail to comply with certain regulatory decisions exposed to fines or even jail. The proposals also introduce frameworks to create a "trusted flaggers" regime and a register of intimate images.Tech platform executives will likely be watching closely on Tuesday afternoon as UK lawmakers debate new government plans to expose them to criminal liability if their companies fail to comply with orders to remove non-consensual intimate images....

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