Ethics
Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
Apple Peiqing Ni, a Chinese activist and founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, was targeted by deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square. Despite advice from UK police to report the abuse, X determined the content did not violate platform rules, highlighting gaps in social media content moderation around synthetic media harassment.
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