Cabinet eyes tougher penalties for deepfakesMORE TIME: Under the bills, the statute of limitations for reporting child sexual abuse would not begin until the victim turns 20, providing them more time to report itBy Jonathan Chin and Hollie Younger / Staff writersThe Executive Yuan yesterday proposed amendments to the Criminal Code that would toughen penalties for disseminating deepfakes and other types of defamation online. The draft act would increase the penalty for defamation, or offenses against the reputation of another to NT$100,000, up from NT$15,000. The penalty for public defamation and public defamation with violence, which includes slapping, would increase to as much as NT$60,000 and NT$100,000 respectively, compared with NT$9,000 and NT$15,000. The draft amendments would also delay the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse until the victim turns 20. The statute of limitations is intended to maintain legal stability and urge law enforcement to fulfill their duty to prosecute, the Ministry of Justice said.
