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TikTok says it has taken down deepfake videos spreading trade falsehoods
McGill researchers said nearly 300 accounts drew 22.1 million views and spread false trade-war claims using deepfakes of real influencers.
- OTTAWA — TikTok has permanently banned accounts linked to a network using deepfakes to spread false content to Canadians, following a report released Thursday by the McGill University Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy.
- The McGill report identified nearly 300 TikTok and Instagram accounts using AI-generated deepfakes of influencers, which garnered 22.1 million views over the past three months.
- Many videos focused on Canada-U.S. trade, including one claiming a non-existent 48-hour ultimatum from President Donald Trump that received more than 5 million views.
- Only 6.3 per cent of users flagged the videos as inauthentic or propaganda, while Meta declined to confirm whether it removed the content from Instagram.
- While the network's origin remains unclear, it is 'almost certainly' operated outside North America, prompting TikTok to strengthen moderation technology that removes more than 98 per cent of deceptive content.
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TikTok says it has taken down deepfake videos spreading trade falsehoods
OTTAWA — TikTok says it has taken down accounts associated with a network that uses deepfakes to spread divisive and false content to Canadians. The company said Friday it has permanently banned the accounts named in a report released by McGill Univers...
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