To curb the chaos caused by the abuse of generative AI in online audio-visual content, the National Radio and Television Administration announced that starting from **January 1, 2026**, a one-month special campaign to govern "AI-modified videos" will be launched nationwide.

In recent years, some online accounts have used AI technology to **radically alter, vulgarly deconstruct, and maliciously re-create** classic films, animations, historical, and revolutionary works, producing a large amount of content that deviates from the original spirit, distorts historical understanding, and promotes violence and curiosity. Such "AI-modified" videos not only infringe on copyright but also seriously interfere with minors' value systems and cultural identity.

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This campaign focuses on four key types of content:

1. **Altering classic works such as the Four Great Classical Novels, revolutionary themes, and exemplary figures**, severely distorting character images and core values;

2. **Promoting bloodshed, violence, vulgarity, and curiosity, spreading incorrect values**, violating public order and good customs;

3. **Misusing and distorting Chinese cultural symbols and historical time periods**, leading to distorted public understanding, especially among young people, of Chinese civilization;

4. **Recreating well-known children's animation characters into 'deviant animations'**, creating horror, strange, or inappropriate content that harms the mental health of minors.

Previously, AI-generated "pseudo-cultural" content such as "Foreign Shanhaijing" and "AI Shanhaijing" spread virally on short video platforms, triggering widespread concerns from parents and educators. In response to this phenomenon, the Radio and Television Administration has established a coordinated governance mechanism with departments such as cyberspace, education, and public security, strengthening platform responsibilities and strictly controlling the review and distribution of AI-generated content.

The Radio and Television Administration emphasized that technology should serve cultural inheritance and innovation, rather than becoming a tool for deconstructing positive values and creating confusion. This special campaign marks a new phase in regulatory efforts to govern the AI content ecosystem, moving from **technological abuse to value correction**, and sets clear boundaries for "AI creation that cannot be crossed" in the industry.