Opinion / YouCongress

Clare McGlynn

Professor of Law at Durham University; leading expert on image-based sexual abuse and deepfake legislation

The government last year legislated to make it a criminal offence to request someone to make an intimate image without consent – like asking Grok. But we are still waiting for that law to come into effect. [...] This form of abuse for women can be life-threatening, but it can also be life-ending. Unverified source (2026)