Public Official Election Act Article 82-8 (Campaigning Using Deepfake Media)
공직선거법 제82조의8(딥페이크영상등을 이용한 선거운동)
rights policy item·statute·active
Election rule prohibiting realistic AI-generated virtual sound, images, or video in campaign activity during the 90-day pre-election period and requiring disclosure outside that period.
Recorded facts
| Official site | https://law.go.kr/lsLinkCommonInfo.do?chrClsCd=010202&lsJoLnkSeq=1022661353 ↗ |
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| Geography | South Korea |
| article | 82-8 |
| parties | unknown |
| item type | election deepfake statute |
| confidence | high |
| identifier | Public Official Election Act Article 82-8 |
| filing date | unknown |
| jurisdiction | South Korea |
| adoption date | unknown |
| effective date | 2024-01-29 |
| canonical title | Public Official Election Act Article 82-8 (Campaigning Using Deepfake Media) |
| confidence basis | Primary official source verified. |
| enforcement date | unknown |
| issuing authority | National Assembly of the Republic of Korea |
| primary documents | https://law.go.kr/lsLinkCommonInfo.do?chrClsCd=010202&lsJoLnkSeq=1022661353 |
| unresolved questions | Application to remixes, parody, and incidental AI processing depends on statutory definitions and facts. |
| affected entity types | synthetic campaign songs; voice clones; political audio; campaign platforms |
| documented interpretations | unknown |
| affected professional workflows | campaign production; synthetic-audio review; labeling; publication; takedown and enforcement |
| current procedural legal status | Binding current election law. |
| amendments appeals superseding items | unknown |
| obligations permissions restrictions | Prohibits use of hard-to-distinguish AI-created virtual sound, image, or video for campaigning from 90 days before election day through election day; otherwise requires statutory labeling. |
History
| implements (by) | Election Management Rule Annex 1-3 (Deepfake Disclosure Form and Method)UnverifiedSource 1 ↗ VERIFIED high confidence |
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Sources & changes
Checked 10d ago · highhow verification works
Field-level evidence
Public change history
- Status unknown → active
- Official URL unknown → law.go.kr/lsLinkCommonInfo.do?chrClsCd=010202&lsJoLnkSeq=1022661353
- Record maintenance · 12 fields updated
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