Two institutions. Two proposals. One prohibition that will eventually need to say the same thing in the same way.
That’s where the EU AI Act nudification ban stands as of March 13, 2026. The European Council’s release of its amendment proposal, confirmed by The Record, added a provision in the AI Act “prohibiting AI practices regarding the generation of non-consensual […]”, with the full scope covering sexual and intimate content and child sexual abuse material. The Council also proposed tougher standards for processing certain personal data categories. According to The Record, the European Parliament had previously approved a similar prohibition in its own proposal.
Both institutions want the ban. What they each want it to say, precisely, is where things get complicated.