At least at first glance — it’s actually a manipulated “deepfake” video posted on Instagram in an apparent challenge to Facebook over its rules on how it handles misinformation. Vice’s Motherboard first reported on the video, which was created by two artists and an advertising company just weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who ripped the social network for “not taking down something they know is false.” Facebook said the Pelosi video did not violate its policies, and it was shared by millions of users, although Facebook eventually hobbled its reach and labeled it as false. Read More...
‘Deepfake’ video of Mark Zuckerberg tests Facebook’s rules
At least at first glance — it’s actually a manipulated “deepfake” video posted on Instagram in an apparent challenge to Facebook over its rules on how it handles misinformation. Vice’s Motherboard first reported on the video, which was created by two artists and an advertising company just weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who ripped the social network for “not taking down something they know is false.” Facebook said the Pelosi video did not violate its policies, and it was shared by millions of users, although Facebook eventually hobbled its reach and labeled it as false.
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