Taiwan’s DPP lawmaker proposes tougher rules to tackle TikTok deepfakes

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Lin Dai-hua has called for stricter regulations targeting TikTok and other foreign platforms, following the circulation of deepfake videos targeting DPP politicians, Focus Taiwan (CNA) reported.

Lin proposed amending Taiwan’s Anti-Infiltration Act to compel foreign-based platforms deemed a potential national security threat to establish local offices in Taiwan.