Ministers must act more quickly on deepfakes to protect women and girls, Kendall says

<p>Exclusive: Technology secretary urges tech companies to do more to tackle online misogyny</p><p>Ministers need to act more quickly to combat fast-changing threats from technology such as deepfakes, the technology secretary has said, as she warned about the risks women and girls face online.</p><p>Liz Kendall said on Monday that technology was developing at such a pace that it was outstripping the government’s ability to regulate it, even suggesting there could be regular annual reviews of regulations as happens at the budget.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/09/ministers-act-quickly-deepfakes-protect-women-girls-liz-kendall-technology-misogyny">Continue reading...</a>