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James Bulger’s mother urges crackdown on distressing AI-generated videos
National World - LocalTV
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24/04/2025
Denise Fergus says current laws do not protect families from AI abuse.
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Denise Fergus, whose two-year-old son James Balger was murdered in 1993, says AI-generated
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videos showing a digital version of her son talking about his death are deeply traumatising.
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She believes the current protections under the Online Safety Act do not go far enough
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across Merseyside and indeed the UK. Platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram are under
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growing pressure to act swiftly on harmful content, particularly when it comes to real-life
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crimes. Campaigners argue that existing laws lack clarity and enforcement power. Ofcom is now
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assessing how well platforms are complying with the new rules, but the regulator cannot force them
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to remove specific content. AI-generated avatars imitating real people, especially children,
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are raising urgent legal and ethical questions. While such material may breach UK law, enforcement
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often depends on whether platforms take decisive, timely action. Critics say that's still too patchy
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and reactive. Experts have warned there's a serious gap in how synthetic media is defined
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and handled. The Online Safety Act targets harmful material broadly, but doesn't mention AI-generated
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content. Campaigners say that until those definitions are set in law, families like Denise
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Ferguson's risk being traumatised every time they go online. Now the government says it is committed
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to protecting users, but victims' families are calling for stronger, more specific legislation
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to reflect the harms new technology can inflict.
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