Romania deepfake bill (PL-x 471/2023)
A warning on 10%+ of the display while shown, or a spoken one at the start and end of audio, in set words.
A draft: it isn't law, and
markets=ro doesn't apply it. This page shows what it would ask, as drafted.In short
- Where: Romania
- Status: Draft: not in force
- Who: Anyone posting deep fakes online or broadcasting them in the media
- Covers: AI-generated content generally
- Kennmarq.com: images: waits for labels in a law's own words and language for deep fakes (expected February 2027); video: waits for labels in a law's own words and language for deep fakes (expected February 2027); audio: waits for spoken notices in audio for deep fakes (expected December 2026).
Updated 4 November 2026; source checked 4 November 2026. Sources are government sites. This page explains what Kennmarq.com does; it isn't legal advice.
What it asks of each kind of file
| File | What it asks | Kennmarq.com today |
|---|---|---|
| Images | a visible label in Romanian reading “Acest material conține ipostaze imaginare”, on deep fakes | Waits for labels in a law's own words and language for deep fakes (expected February 2027) |
| Video | a visible label in Romanian reading “Acest material conține ipostaze imaginare”, on deep fakes | Waits for labels in a law's own words and language for deep fakes (expected February 2027) |
| Audio | a notice people can hear in Romanian reading “Acest material conține ipostaze imaginare”, on deep fakes | Waits for spoken notices in audio for deep fakes (expected December 2026) |
In the API
A draft doesn't change what a call needs: markets=ro applies Romania's general rules in force or passed, not this one (what a call for Romania needs). The table above shows what our marks add of what it asks.
Official text
- Chamber of Deputies, PL-x 471/2023 (bill file)
- Chamber of Deputies, PL-x 471/2023 text adopted by the Senate on 26 June 2023 (PDF)
- Senate, bill L295/2023 (bill file)
- Chamber of Deputies, joint committee report of 14 December 2023 (PDF)