China’s media regulator launched a month-long campaign that started on Jan. 1 to crack down on what the communist regime describes as artificial intelligence (AI)-altered video content, further tightening controls on short-form videos and AI-generated media.
On Dec. 31, 2025, Chinese state media reported that the campaign, announced by the National Radio and Television Administration, targets the use of AI to substantially modify existing images, videos, audio, or text—practices commonly known in China as “AI magic editing.”
