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South Korea enforces election deepfake laws

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South Korea will enforce two laws on June 3, 2026 to curb AI deepfakes in local political campaigns, creating punishable rules for synthetic election content. The framework combines Article 82-8 of the Public Official Election Act with the AI Basic Act and its disclosure requirements for AI-generated media. Together, the measures give election authorities clearer enforcement power against manipulated audio, images, and video.

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  1. 18.05.2026 04:00 2 articles · 9d ago

    South Korea enforces election deepfake laws on June 3, 2026

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    South Korea will hold local elections on June 3, 2026 and, for the first time, enforce Article 82-8 of the Public Official Election Act and the AI Basic Act against AI deepfakes used to support political campaigns. The framework adds penalties for synthetic audio, images, and video that are difficult to distinguish from reality, requires clear disclosure when AI systems generate such content, and is backed by the National Police Agency's deepfake detection tool deployed in 2024.

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