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Spanish Government includes 'deepfakes' in the catalogue of crimes against honour

16.01.2026 17:30
The aim of this law is to curb the manipulation of images and voices created with artificial intelligence.
In this undated image of an unknown location released by the Guardia Civil on 27 July 2025, a civil guard consults images on a computer.
In this undated image of an unknown location released by the Guardia Civil on 27 July 2025, a civil guard consults images on a computer.HANDOUT / AFP

The draft bill on the right to honour and privacy will also strengthen the concept of consent.

This Tuesday the Council of Ministers will approve a draft bill to include deepfakes among the crimes against honour, according to RTVE.

The aim of this law is to curb the manipulation of images and voices created with artificial intelligence, which are becoming increasingly common on social networks.

This is why it will be considered an intrusion on the right to honour to make this type of false montages, although there will be limits for those creations that have creative, satirical, artistic or fictional purposes.

The draft bill on the right to honour and privacy will also reinforce the concept of consent. From now on, digital platforms will not be able to freely disseminate and appropriate images of people.

In addition, the reform will require consent and in the case of minors, they will be able to give their own consent from the age of 16.

Source: A European Perspective, RTVE

Originally published by María Menéndez on 13 January 2026 00:09