The Chinese government has drafted a bill to curb the production and dissemination of deepfakes. The document was presented by the Cyberspace Administration of China, according to SCMP.
Under the bill, deepfake service providers must verify users’ identities before granting access to the relevant products. Companies must also “respect social morals and ethics” and “adhere to the correct political course”.
In addition, providers must seek user consent before granting access to biometric editing features, such as faces and voices. Any computer files altered using deepfake technology must carry an appropriate label.
To curb the spread of counterfeit material, providers will be obliged to establish a user complaint system. App stores must suspend or remove deepfake service providers by order of the authorities.
Violators may be fined 100,000 yuan ($16,000) and may also face administrative or criminal liability.
Public consultations on the bill will run until February 28, 2022. The final version of the document may differ from the current draft.
In January, the Chinese authorities approved rules for regulating recommender algorithms.
In October 2021, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology presented a set of ethical principles for regulating artificial intelligence.
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