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Last Updated:February 19, 2026, 16:19 IST
UK PM announced social media firms must remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours, targeting misuse of AI tools like Grok and addressing violence against women.
PM Keir Starmer says social media companies will have to take down any non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours.
Days after the UK government said AI chatbots in online safety rules, it said the technology firms will be required to remove non-consensual sexual images within 48 hours after being alerted.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “The sharing of non-consensual intimate images is utterly abhorrent. That’s why when we learnt people were using AI tool Grok to make vile images, we moved quickly to get it stopped."
“Today, we are going further. We are putting social media companies on notice to take down any non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours. I know there’s more to do. Violence against women and girls has no place in our society. We must root it out," he added.
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February 19, 2026, 16:19 IST
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