Meta ordered to remove UK deepfake videos by oversight board

The Guardian · 20 hours ago
Meta ordered to remove UK deepfake videos by oversight board
  • Meta's Oversight Board ordered the removal of deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim woman from Facebook, calling Meta's safeguards inadequate.
  • The board recommended policy changes including demoting high-risk content to make it less likely to appear in users' feeds.
  • The decision adds regulatory pressure on Meta over AI-generated fake imagery.

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Meta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim woman from Facebook and do more to tackle AI-generated fake imagery.Dan Milmo
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakesDan Milmo

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