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.

Verified facts

Official site	https://law.go.kr/lsLinkCommonInfo.do?chrClsCd=010202&lsJoLnkSeq=1022661353 ↗
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.