Facebook bans deepfakes, but its new policy may not cover simpler forms of deception like with the distorted Pelosi video
Facebook has banned users from posting computer-generated, highly manipulated videos, known as deepfakes, seeking to stop the spread of a novel form of misinformation months …
Washington Post
Related Coverage
- Facebook bans deepfakes, but lots of other manipulated videos are still allowed Nieman Lab
- Facebook bans deepfake videos The Hill
- Facebook has banned deepfakes. Sort of. MIT Technology Review
- Facebook Bans ‘Misleading’ Deepfakes Geek.com
- Facebook's new policy bans deepfakes from the platform Engadget
- Facebook to ban deepfakes ahead of 2020 US election CNET
Discussion
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@kellymakena
Makena Kelly
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Pelosi spox @Drew_Hammill on Facebook's Deepfake ban: “Facebook wants you to think the problem is video-editing technology, but the real problem is Facebook's refusal to stop the spread of disinformation.” https://twitter.com/...
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@mcclure111
Mcc
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The most tech solutionist possible thing is banning deepfakes while explicitly changing your advertising policy to allow regular fakes https://twitter.com/...
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@isaacstanbecker
Isaac Stanley-Becker
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Facebook consulted with many players on this, but the player emerging as the biggest target — the Biden campaign — isn't satisfied. The new policy offers only the “illusion of progress,” the campaign tells us. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@drewharwell
Drew Harwell
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Biden spokesman says Facebook's new manipulated-media rule offers only the “illusion of progress”: It “does not get to the core issue of how their platform is being used to spread disinformation” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@ibogost
Ian Bogost
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By focusing on the (ultimately less important) “deepfakes,” Facebook affirms the (dubious) power and legitimacy of AI/ML systems of the sorts they also claim solve all problems—including the problems they create by not doing otherwise. https://twitter.com/...
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@tonyromm
Tony Romm
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Updated from last night: Biden campaign calls new Facebook deepfake policy “illusion of progress,” given the kinds of videos it would not target for removal. Click here for the full nuance of what is/isnt okay: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@megancgraham
Meg Graham
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So Facebook is banning some deepfakes but there are big exceptions, like videos manipulated for the point of parody/satire and video edited to omit/change the order of words https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...