Please read this, the whole thing. I’ve been studying deepfakes on social media from a business ethics perspective and you really really need to know about this. Be aware of it intimately. Yes they’re funny BUT... https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51204954
Deepfakes: A threat to democracy or a bit of fun?

Deepfakes, or computer-generated images of people, can be dangerous for democracy, warn experts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51204954
Twitter’s new rules and something Google is doing also https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a30778422/twitter-deepfake-ban-rules/
Twitter Takes a Step Toward Banning Deepfakes—but It Isn't Big Enough

The new policy lets a lot of manipulated media fall through the cracks.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a30778422/twitter-deepfake-ban-rules/
Facebook’s rules from last month https://about.fb.com/news/2020/01/enforcing-against-manipulated-media/
Enforcing Against Manipulated Media - About Facebook

We're strengthening our policy toward misleading manipulated videos that have been identified as deepfakes.

https://about.fb.com/news/2020/01/enforcing-against-manipulated-media/
Popular Mechanics is the first article on this I’ve read (out of several) that acknowledges YouTube took steps to curb this in 2017 when it first started to become problematic.
A new article, about something that just happened in India already. Plus so more details about the concerns people have about this and how important it is to be aware of this and take it seriously https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/jgedjb/the-first-use-of-deepfakes-in-indian-election-by-bjp
Deepfakes by BJP in Indian Delhi Election Campaign

AI-generated fake videos that are notoriously rampant in porn are now infiltrating politics.

https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/jgedjb/the-first-use-of-deepfakes-in-indian-election-by-bjp
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