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China’s rules on deep synthesis services take effect, requiring labels on synthetic media

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Source: Cyberspace Administration of China

The Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information Services, issued by the CAC, MIIT and the Ministry of Public Security as Order No. 12, took effect on 10 January 2023. Providers must verify users’ real identities, add technical marks to generated or edited content and prominent labels where it could confuse the public, such as face swaps, synthetic voices and chatbots. Face or voice editing tools need the separate consent of the person depicted and a security assessment.

Why it matters

Every company offering face swaps, voice cloning or text generation to users in China had to label output, verify users and assess security before the generative AI boom reached the country.

When
10 Jan 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0041
Where
China
Who
CAC, MIIT, Ministry of Public Security
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Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Cyberspace Administration of China. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Cyberspace Administration of China

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Next stop on this Storyline: What happened nextChina issues interim measures for generative AI services, in force 15 August

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WTA-N-2023-0041: “China’s rules on deep synthesis services take effect, requiring labels on synthetic media.” wheresthe.ai, 10 Jan 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/cn-deep-synthesis-provisions-in-force-2023-01/ (source: Cyberspace Administration of China).

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