Public sought views on criminalization of false porn images

Creating and sharing false porn images and videos known as “deepfec” can become a criminal offense in Northern Ireland under new proposals for public consultation.

A lampfec is an image or video that has been replaced digitally with the help of artificial intelligence to replace one person’s face from another’s face.

There is no law in Northern Ireland to protect adults from practice.

There were plans to deal with it in England and Wales Declared by government Earlier in 2025.

Justice Minister Naomi Long said that this practice could ruin life and his department had to crack it as part of a new justice bill.

He said, “This is a disgusting behavior, for whom there may be disastrous consequences for those who are misused, most of which are women,” she said.

He told how the victims reported to be embarrassed, humiliated, violated and insecure.

He said, “They may suffer from anxiety and post-tromatic stress disorder, and some people also consider suicide due to their experiences.”

Consultation will run till 6 October.

The Department of Justice said that it deal with many factors, including inspiration and whether the proposed crime should be dealt with in the Crown or Magistrate Court.

This said that other elements of consultation include sentences that should be available to judges, a sexually assoring and sharing a deeper fake image should become a criminal offense.

The creation of new crimes for a long time will already add a suit of measures to protect people from “eradicating violence against people and girls and girls and girls against women and girls”.

Social Democratic and Labor Party Assembly Member Kara Hunter has campaigned for such changes in the law after being targeted. In a deepfeek video.

The face of East LondonDery MLA was digitally accused on another person’s face.

The video was widely run on WhatsApp and social media in 2022 Stormont elections, but the responsible person was never identified.

“These fake images can ruin life,” said Hunter.

“Victims often have to be widely kept with images being shared online and it is an incredibly inhuman and derogatory experience that can affect jobs, relationships and day-to-day life, causing mental and other health problems.

“I strongly welcome this public consultation that should lead to serious consequences for anyone involved in building and sharing sexually deep images.”

Hunter emphasized the need for the victim-centered law and urged to respond to consultation with the public.