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title: ""Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated…"
date: 2020-01-07
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# "Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated…

*January 7, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/07/facebook-bans-deepfake-videos-in-run-up-to-us-election?CMP=share_btn_fb](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/07/facebook-bans-deepfake-videos-in-run-up-to-us-election?CMP=share_btn_fb){target="_blank"}
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\"Facebook has announced a new policy banning AI-manipulated "deepfake" videos that are likely to mislead viewers into thinking someone "said words that they did not actually say", as the social network prepares for the 2020 US election.\
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But the policy explicitly covers only misinformation produced using AI, meaning "shallow fakes" -- videos made using conventional editing tools -- though frequently just as misleading, are still allowed on the platform.\"
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