AI Video Rated

What each video generator's own policy lets you put on screen

Can a real politician be a character?

5 of the 27 tools' texts name politicians or officials: Character App, Google Flow, HeyGen, Moonvalley and Topview. Their exact words follow, each linked to its page. From 5 source pages, read 2026-09-25; no maker pays to be listed.

Which fields name politicians or officials5 of the 27 tools' texts name politicians or officials: Character App, Google Flow, HeyGen, Moonvalley and Topview. The statements fall under Real-person likeness.FieldReal-person likeness5 tools name politicians or officials hereAll fields5 of 27 tools in total
Fig. 1 Tool names are the vendors whose own policy text was quoted; the table below gives each statement.
Policies that name politicians or officials, read 2026-09-25.
ToolWhat the text saysField
Character AppIdentifiable real people need their explicit consent, classmates and celebrities alikeLikeness
Google FlowGenerating videos of prominent people is not supported anywhereLikeness
HeyGenReal people, celebrities included, need their explicit consentLikeness
MoonvalleyImpersonating politicians or celebrities is prohibited for non-satirical purposesLikeness
TopviewImpersonating political candidates or officials for non-satirical purposes is prohibitedLikeness

Inclusion rule. Tools in the register whose quoted policy text names politicians or officials, or an unambiguous synonym. Order. Alphabetical by tool name.

1What this means for the scene

Politicians are named in rules about impersonation and elections. Two texts allow satire of candidates and officials by limiting the ban to non-satirical purposes; others make no such carve-out.

2The words themselves

You may not generate content depicting identifiable real people — private individuals, celebrities, public figures, co-workers, classmates, ex-partners, or anyone else — without their explicit consent

Character App Content Policy

Generating videos of prominent people.

Google Flow Help, Where you can use Google Flow

Represent real individuals, including celebrities or public figures, without their explicit consent

HeyGen Moderation Policy

Impersonates, or misrepresents your affiliation with, any person or entity (including political candidates, elected government officials, and celebrities for non-satirical

Moonvalley Prohibited Use Policy

Content intended to impersonate political candidates or elected government officials for non-satirical purposes.

Topview Terms and Conditions
  • Section 4
    Identifiable real people need their explicit consent, classmates and celebrities alikeReal people, celebrities and public figuresCharacter App Content Policy / since 2026-05-03 / checked 2026-09-25
  • Unsupported features
    Generating videos of prominent people is not supported anywhereGoogle Flow Help, Where you can use Google Flow / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Section 2
    Real people, celebrities included, need their explicit consentAvatarsHeyGen Moderation Policy / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Fraudulent or misleading content
    Impersonating politicians or celebrities is prohibited for non-satirical purposesMoonvalley Prohibited Use Policy / recorded 2026-09-25
  • Prohibited content
    Impersonating political candidates or officials for non-satirical purposes is prohibitedcandidate misrepresentationTopview Terms and Conditions / since 2026-09-09 / checked 2026-09-25

3Who addresses the field without naming it

Without naming politicians or officials, 22 more tools still say something on real-person likeness: Adobe Firefly, Arcloop, Dreamina, Grok Imagine, Hailuo AI, Higgsfield, invideo, Kling AI and 14 more. No tool in the register is silent on the field.

4A generator's own account

Policy wording in “Can a real politician be a character” meets production here; SceneMixer's pages describe its side like this:

That is what the ad does: a generated person uses it in a real place.

SceneMixer, An AI Ad for a Physical Product — “Can I show it being used?” (read 2026-10-13)

That is SceneMixer's core design: characters live in a persistent asset library with locked reference art, and every segment that features a character is generated against those references — same face in episode 1 and episode 50.

SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline — “Can AI keep the same actors across 50 episodes?” (read 2026-10-13)

5Where to read further