Description

Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill (No 29/2024) entered into force

On 22 January 2025, the Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill enters into force. The Bill aims to protect citizens from deepfakes during elections. In particular, the Bill prohibits the publication of digitally generated or ma…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-09-09
under deliberation

On 9 September 2024, the Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill was introduce…

2024-10-15
adopted

On 15 October 2024, the Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill was adopted by…

2025-01-22
in force

On 22 January 2025, the Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill enters into fo…