Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the impact of AI deep fake videos, particularly in relation to politicians.

Deepfakes are captured by the Online Safety Act where they constitute content that is illegal or harmful to children. Category 1 services will need to remove deepfakes, where they prohibit this in their terms of service.

During the election, the Joint Election Security and Preparedness Unit stood up an Election Cell to coordinate teams across government to respond to risks, including disinformation and deepfakes.

Media literacy is also a key tool to build resilience to mis/disinformation and deepfakes. Since 2022, DSIT has provided almost £3million to projects giving children and adults the skills to engage critically with online content.