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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 4-2 (Policy measures to prevent harm caused by synthesized videos, etc.)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제4조의2

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) The Minister of Science and ICT and the Korea Media and Communications Commission shall establish policy measures to prevent harm, such as sexual crimes, defamation, or fraud, caused by the indiscriminate distribution of information (hereinafter referred to as "synthesized videos, etc." in this Article) that has been edited, synthesized, or processed against the will of a person by using artificial intelligence technology on the person's face, body, or voice in photographs, videos, or audio recordings. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The policy measures under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

1. Identify the actual state of harm caused by synthesized videos, etc.;

2. Identify the circulation status of synthesized videos, etc.;

3. Identify domestic and international technology trends related to synthesized videos, etc.;

4. Promote technology development to prevent the indiscriminate circulation of synthesized videos, etc.;

5. Education and public relations for preventing the indiscriminate circulation of synthesized videos, etc. and preventing harm;

6. Other matters necessary for preventing the indiscriminate circulation of synthesized videos, etc. and preventing harm;[This Article Added on Dec. 3, 2024]

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