ROME - Twitter focuses on photos and videos that are manipulated to be misleading. The social network has announced new rules that are part of the battle against disinformation, also in view of the US presidential election. Content manipulated substantially to alternate its meaning and shared to mislead those who see it, such as deepfakes, will be labeled as fake. And if they pose a security risk, they will be removed from the microblog.
Twitter - reads a note - will put a label on fake content and show a warning to people who intend to retweet them. In addition, it will give them less visibility and, when possible, provide contextual information.
Fake content will instead be eliminated from the platform if they represent a risk of mass violence or widespread civil unrest, if they threaten the safety of a person or group, their privacy and freedom of expression, or if they are an instrument of stalking.
Twitter's move comes a few days away from that of YouTube, which this week announced the banning of manipulated and deceptive videos regarding the presidential election. Last month it was Facebook who announced the elimination of deepfakes and other manipulated content from the social network, while ensuring the protection of parodies and satirical content. (ANSA).
Twitter declares war on deepfakes
2020-02-06T09:07:33.263Z
Twitter is targeting photos and videos manipulated to be misleading. The social network has announced new rules that are part of the battle against disinformation, also in view of the US presidential election. (HANDLE)
