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Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed.

A researcher has discovered thousands of Tinder users’ images publicly available for free online.

Relax: Nic Cage deepfakes aren’t going anywhere. It’s only “maliciously misleading” impersonations that are now verboten.

Quick-n-sleazy edits are still OK, such as the 75% slowdown that made Nancy Pelosi slur or the edit that turned Joe Biden into a racist.

The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.

Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it?

It’s an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws.

If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook.

It’s the first state to enact a deepfakes ban, but it’s not going to be the last: laws are being considered in many other states.

Videos from Miami Police Department body cams were leaked and stored in unprotected, internet-facing databases, then sold on the darkweb.