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2024-02-05 Cyber
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Fake Biden video prompts call for Meta to label posts
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I have to ask, "how could you tell?"
 [BBC] The independent body that reviews how the owner of Facebook moderates online content has said the firm should label fake posts rather than remove them.
The Oversight Board said Meta was right not to remove a fake video of US President Joe Biden because it did not violate its manipulated media policy.
But it said the policy was "incoherent" and should be widened beyond its scope ahead of a busy election year.
A Meta spokesperson told the BBC it was "reviewing" the guidance.
"[We] will respond publicly to their recommendations within 60 days in accordance with the bylaws," Meta said.
The Oversight Board called for more labelling on fake material on Facebook, particularly if it cannot be removed under a certain policy violation.
It said this could reduce reliance on third-party fact checkers, offer a "more scalable way" to enforce its manipulated media policy and inform users about fake or altered content.
The video in question edited existing footage of the US President with his granddaughter to make it appear as though he was touching her inappropriately.
Because it was not manipulated using artificial intelligence, and depicted Mr Biden behaving in a way he did not, rather than saying something he did not, it did not violate Meta's manipulated media policy - and was not removed.
Michael McConnell, co-chair of the Oversight Board, said the policy in its current form "makes little sense".
"It bans altered videos that show people saying things they do not say, but does not prohibit posts depicting an individual doing something they did not do," he said.
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Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-05 08:16||
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