Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information Services

Summary

Regulates internet information services that use 'deep synthesis' technology, defined as the use of deep learning, virtual reality and other generative or synthetic algorithms to produce text, images, audio, video, virtual scenes and other online information (25 articles). Providers must verify users' real identities, review users' inputs and synthesised outputs, and conspicuously label content that may cause public confusion or misidentification. Providers and technical supporters must run security assessments of tools that generate or edit biometric information such as faces and voices. Providers with public-opinion attributes or social-mobilisation capacity must file their algorithms.

Language

English translation by China Law Translate, not by a public body Open it. The Chinese text is authoritative.

Safety topics

Status notes

Adopted at the CAC office meeting of 3 Nov 2022, signed 25 Nov 2022 and published 11 Dec 2022. Technical supporters must also complete algorithm filing by reference to the provider rules (Art. 19). Its labelling articles (Arts. 16 and 17) are built on by the 2025 Measures for Labeling AI-Generated and Synthetic Content (CN-09), which, with the mandatory standard GB 45438-2025 (CN-08), set more detailed labelling duties from 1 Sept 2025.

Sources

Open the official source https://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-12/11/c_1672221949354811.htm

Secondary source: https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/deep-synthesis/

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History

1. 2026-10-14related: [{"slug": "cn-algorithmic-recommendation-provisions", "id": "CN-01"}, {"slug": " → [{"slug": "cn-algorithmic-recommendation-provisions", "id": "CN-01"}, {"slug": " — two-way link to CN-20, CN-23 added in run 2026-10-14-discover-leads-2026-10-142026-10-14-discover-leads-2026-10-14 · Claude Code (claude-opus-5-5)
2. 2026-10-14notes: Adopted at the CAC office meeting of 3 Nov 2022, signed 25 Nov 2022 and publishe → Adopted at the CAC office meeting of 3 Nov 2022, signed 25 Nov 2022 and publishe — Removed the remark on the secondary URL (now in verification.note) and 'Still in force as of Oct 2026' (the status field carries it). Added that technical supporters file by reference (参照, Art. 19, para. 2). Named the related records CN-09 and CN-08.2026-10-14-refresh-translation-fixes · Claude Code (claude-opus-5-5)
3. 2026-10-14summary: Regulates 'deep synthesis' services, meaning deepfakes and other synthetic text, → Regulates internet information services that use 'deep synthesis' technology, de — Duties now follow the Chinese text. Identity verification (Art. 9), review of inputs and outputs (Art. 10) and labelling (Arts. 16 and 17) bind providers only; the old wording gave them to providers and technical supporters. Security assessments of biometric-editing tools (Art. 15, para. 2, item 1) bind both. Algorithm filing (Art. 19) applies only to providers with public-opinion attributes or social-mobilisation capacity. 'Deepfakes' (not in the text) replaced by the Art. 23 definition of deep synthesis technology; 'could confuse or mislead' rendered as 'may cause public confusion or misidentification' (可能导致公众混淆或者误认, Art. 17).2026-10-14-refresh-translation-fixes · Claude Code (claude-opus-5-5)
4. 2026-10-14english_version: – → {"kind": "third-party translation", "url": "https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en — English version found by the translation check in a stored copy (archive/CN-02/2026-10-11/secondary.html).manual-2026-10-14 · Claude Code (claude-opus-5-5)

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Citation

Cyberspace Administration of China; Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Ministry of Public Security. Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis Internet Information Services [CAC/MIIT/MPS Order No. 12]. 2022-11-25. https://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-12/11/c_1672221949354811.htm. Status: In force; verified 2026-10-14 (level A). Local copy archive/CN-02/2026-10-11/official.html retrieved 2026-10-11 14:00:03 UTC, SHA-256 92e2f7b5478f9b32247276c456df0adaafa149f8f9dd8bbc6068f89e9952c0e0. Every AI Policy Ever, version 1.18 (snapshot 2026-10-18), record CN-02.

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