Facebook’s deepfakes policy ‘inadequate’ to some lawmakers

Schakowsky (pic) lambasted big tech for failing 'to respond to grave threats posed by deepfakes as evidenced by Facebook scrambling to announce a new policy that strikes me as wholly inadequate'. — Reuters

Facebook Inc’s new policy to address "deepfake” videos came under fire from some lawmakers and disinformation experts who say it fails to address other kinds of online manipulation.

The criticism, in interviews, on Twitter, and in a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, followed the unveiling of the social media giant’s policy to remove video forgeries produced with the aide of artificial intelligence that show people doing and saying things they never did. Deepfakes have raised the possibility of extensive political manipulation – a pressing concern going into the 2020 presidential election.