United States: Legislation introduced in January to introduce federal regulation of deepfakes. Laws have already been introduced at the state level in Texas, California and Virginia.
Gabon: An alleged deepfake of the country's president in 2019 helped spark a coup attempt.
UK: In 2022, the government proposed new laws banning the creation and dissemination of pornographic deepfakes without consent.
China: In January 2023, new laws came into force imposing strict controls on any and all deepfake creations.