YouTube has issued a public reminder that deepfakes related to the 2020 US presidential election are banned from its video service.  The Google-owned company has said that it doesn’t want its platform to be exploited as part of any deliberate attempts to mislead viewers regarding voting procedures or influence their choice of candidate. A deepfake is...Read More

Facebook has announced plans to ban deepfake videos. In a blog post, Monika Bickert, the company’s vice-president for global policy management, acknowledged that “while these videos are still rare on the internet, they present a significant challenge for our industry and society as their use increases.” Bickert said that “misleading manipulated media” will be removed...Read More