Meta’s internal oversight body has ruled that Facebook violated its own policies by failing to remove two AI-generated deepfake videos targeting a UK politician and a Muslim campaigner, despite clear violations of its standards. The first video falsely portrayed a Labour councillor making inflammatory remarks about refugees, while the second depicted a young Muslim volunteer in a fabricated scenario offering health advice while performing bizarre exercises or consuming unhealthy food. The decision follows growing pressure on social media platforms to strengthen measures against synthetic media that could manipulate public opinion or harm individuals. Meta’s enforcement body has now directed the company to take down the content and improve its detection systems for AI-generated fakes.
Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakesMeta’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.A fake video showing a Labour party councillor in Scotland making inflammatory comments about refugees should not have been left up by Facebook, the board said. It also ruled that an AI-generated video of a Muslim campaign volunteer should have been removed after it falsely depicted her offering health advice while carrying out absurd exercises or eating junk food. Continue reading...
