Fight against DeepFakes: Companies using AI without labels will be sanctioned in Spain

Governments are going to war against deepfakes. But is it already too late?

Spain is strengthening its legislative arsenal to regulate the use of artificial intelligence. On 11 March 2025, the Spanish government passed a bill imposing heavy penalties on companies that do not clearly report the content generated by AI.

Teachers report rise in malicious use of deepfakes on social media to target children

Today headteachers across the UK will be told that schoolchildren are facing increased bullying, abuse and malicious use of ‘deepfakes’ on social media platforms. This type of online exploitation and the threat of explicit images being shared, both real and deepfakes, is a method that traffickers often use to coerce and blackmail their victims.  The president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is set to make an announcement …