Rappler's latest stories on deepfake
Twitter moves to curb manipulated content including 'deepfakes'
Twitter says its new policy calls for a mix of warning 'labels' for tweets that include manipulated images or video, and removal of the tweets

Facebook cracks down on deepfakes
Facebook's ban on deepfake photos and videos comes ahead of a US House Energy and Commerce meeting on manipulated media set for January 8

Twitter seeking input on future policy for deepfakes
Twitter wants your feedback on how it should treat synthetic or manipulated media – photos, audios, and videos 'significantly altered or fabricated in a way that intends to mislead people or changes its original meaning'

Porn, politics are key targets in 'deepfakes' – study
Security firm Deeptrace identifies 96% of deepfakes as 'nonconsensual pornography,' which use the images of female celebrities or others in videos manipulated using artificial intelligence
Pia Wurtzbach greeted me a happy birthday, and it was scarier than you think
Are targeted ads and algorithms getting too close for comfort? One writer's run-in with Miss Universe just might convince you.

'Deepfake challenge' aims to find tools to fight manipulation
The initiative announced Thursday, September 5, includes $10 million from Facebook and aims to curb what is seen as a major threat to the integrity of online information
Chinese 'deepfake' app goes viral, puts user faces on actors
Released on Friday, the Zao app goes viral as Chinese users pounce on the chance to see themselves act out scenes from well-known movies using 'deepfake' technology
Detecting deepfakes by looking closely reveals a way to protect against them
'The science of detecting deepfakes is, effectively, an arms race – fakers will get better at making their fictions, and so our research always has to try to keep up, and even get a bit ahead,' says a US professor
Misinformation woes could multiply with 'deepfake' videos
As the technology advances, worries are growing about how deepfakes can be used for nefarious purposes by hackers or state actors

Detecting ‘deepfake’ videos in the blink of an eye
There's a new class of fake content on the horizont: deepfake videos or videos that can make a certain person appear they are saying or doing something they really aren't