Platform policy review completed
TikTok, YouTube and Instagram/Meta AI labeling policies reviewed against first-party sources. No material changes detected.
Rule changelog
Every tracked rule and platform-policy change, date-stamped, with primary sources. No automatic publication of legal interpretation — each entry is human-reviewed.
EU AI Act transparency obligations now apply
Article 50 obligations — including deepfake disclosure by deployers and machine-readable marking of synthetic content by providers — apply from 2 August 2026.
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) (European Union)
Meta updates AI labeling governance
Meta published its Oversight Board-informed approach to labeling AI content, moving toward labels attached to manipulated media that could mislead.
EU AI Act entered into force
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 entered into force, with staged application dates through 2027.
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) (European Union)
TikTok AIGC labeling requirement in effect
TikTok began requiring creators to label AI-generated content containing realistic images, audio and video.
YouTube synthetic content disclosure launched
YouTube introduced the “altered content” disclosure requirement for realistic synthetic or altered media.
Methodology and review process: sources & methodology.