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Didn't facebook just ban deep fakes? https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/06/facebook-ban-deepfakes-sources-say-new-policy-may-not-cover-controvers

• slg 7y ago
  It appears I was a week behind their specific policy on deep fakes, but like that article mention it doesn't cover video doctored in other ways that are still objectively false.
  • catalogia 7y ago
    Is there an objective boundary between videos/images doctored for comedic effect and those doctored to be deceptive? If I photoshop Putin to be three feet tall (https://i.imgur.com/8b3kg8l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8b3kg8l.jpg) and post it on facebook for my friends to laugh at, would that count as a video that's been 'doctored and objectively false'? 'Objectively true or false' is easier than 'objectively comedic or deceptive', and I'm not sure the former is really what you want.
    • slg 7y ago
      Is there an objective boundary? No. Is it possible to look at an individual doctored video/image and know? Yes. This feeds back into my original point. You shouldn't be able to use that potential gray area as an excuse when you refuse to act against cases that are cut and dry. Facebook doesn't need to solve this entire issue to take steps to reduce the dangers that misinformation can present.
      • catalogia 7y ago
        Well the reason I brought up objectivity is because under your proposal you'd have facebook making subjective judgements about 'objectivity false' statements. That's fine, but you made it sound like you believed this enforcement would be a matter of objectivity, which it cannot be.