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Compliance deadline

EU synthetic-content marking grace period ends

The date

2026-12-02

What becomes true that day

Machine-readable marking of AI-generated content becomes fully enforceable in the EU; the Article 50 grace period closes.

Who should care

Anyone generating synthetic content reachable by EU users — one marking build can satisfy EU, China, Korea, and California simultaneously.

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