Thank you.
Again, similar to my last amendments, this amendment concerns the urgent problem of sexually explicit deepfake images. Legal experts have shared with us that the bill as currently drafted does not capture all offences that are taking place on such online platforms as X. This was submitted by NAWL. It includes the depiction of women and children in contexts where they are not fully nude but are clearly in sexualized positions, including being depicted in sexualized or revealing clothing, such as transparent bathing suits, or in humiliating conditions, such as being covered in blood or bruises.
These acts of violence are meant to humiliate the images they depict. We cannot leave open loopholes in this legislation that perpetrators can exploit to evade justice. I urge my colleagues to vote in favour of this amendment to close this loophole.
In good faith, Mr. Chair, I don't see any sort of shift happening in terms of protecting victims of this crime unless we are dealing with the companies that are allowing the dissemination of this material. This was submitted by NAWL.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.