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Deepfake app turns you into your favorite GIFs

Doublicat utilizes artificial intelligence to swap users' faces with those of celebrities.

On Jan 16, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

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Reddit bans deepfakes with ‘malicious’ intent

The move comes ahead of the 2020 election

On Jan 10, 2020 by Libby Cohen

Facebook Deepfakes Congress Hearing

Lawmaker blasts Facebook’s new deepfakes policy as ‘wholly inadequate’

Deepfakes took center stage during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

On Jan 8, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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Facebook bans manipulative deepfakes in advance of congressional hearing

Facebook will be among those speaking before Congress about deepfakes on Wednesday.

On Jan 7, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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Congress is finally taking a look at deepfakes

The House subcommittee wants to discuss how to 'combat harmful deception and manipulation' online.

On Jan 7, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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Code for deepfake function found in TikTok, sister app

TikTok said it doesn't plan on introducing the feature in the future.

On Jan 3, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

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It will soon be a crime in China to post deepfakes without disclosure

The new online content rules also apply to anything China deems 'fake news.'

On Dec 1, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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U.K. advocacy group releases deepfakes of Corbyn, Johnson endorsing each other

Future Advocacy created a pair of political deepfakes to raise awareness of the threat.

On Nov 12, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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Twitter proposes adding warnings to tweets with deepfakes

Twitter said last month it would develop a policy.

On Nov 11, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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How deepfakes are made and the future of digital identity

Is media literacy doomed? Or is it the same as it ever was?

On Oct 28, 2019 by Matt Silverman

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Senate passes legislation for monitoring deepfakes

The 'Deepfake Report Act' would require DHS to release annual reports on the state of the technology.

On Oct 25, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Twitter developing a policy to combat deepfakes

The policy will target manipulated videos that 'could threaten someone’s physical safety or lead to offline harm.'

On Oct 22, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Deepfake transforms impressionist into 20 celebrities

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robin Williams, Nick Offerman, and more.

On Oct 11, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Most deepfakes are nonconsensual porn, not political

'Nonconsensual deepfake pornography' accounts for 96% of the videos.

On Oct 7, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Google releases deepfake dataset to help fight deepfakes

Tech companies are scrambling to aid in the development of deepfake-detection tools.

On Sep 25, 2019 by Mikael Thalen