MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Use of deep fakes to defame people standing for public office – E-001917/2024

Question for written answer  E-001917/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (PPE)

The Latvian Parliament recently adopted amendments to the Criminal Code under which the use of deep fake technologies to defame people standing for public office will be punishable with up to five years in prison.

At present, there is no specific EU legislation directly regulating the use of deep-fake technologies for the purposes of defamation.

Is the Commission considering introducing uniform rules at EU level to address this problem?

Submitted: 2.10.2024