As he saw it The New York TimesElon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris' campaign video on Friday night that uses a fake voiceover to say things like, “I was selected because I'm the best hire for diversity,” in the vice president's voice. Nowhere in the post are users alerted to the fact that the video has been manipulated and features comments Harris didn't actually say. Under the x itself, x.com/en/rules-and-policies/manipulated-media” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:policies;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>policiesUsers “may not share synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may mislead or confuse people and cause harm ('deceptive media').”
He x.com/elonmusk/status/1816974609637417112″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:post;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>mail has been active all weekend and has racked up over 119 million views by early Sunday afternoon. It was originally posted by another user, x.com/MrReaganUSA/status/1816826660089733492″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:@MrReaganUSA;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>@Mr.ReaganUSAwhose post claims to be a parody. Among other things, the voice in the video says, “I was four years under the tutelage of the deep state’s ultimate stooge, a wonderful mentor, Joe Biden.” Musk’s post, which says only, “This is incredible,” with a laughing emoji, has not been labeled as misleading, which the site sometimes does if it determines certain media is, and no community notes have been added, though NOW Note that several have been suggested.
Under x’s policies, in some cases altered media is allowed to remain on the site and not be labeled as misleading. That includes memes and satire, “so long as they do not cause significant confusion about the authenticity of the media.” The possibility of deepfakes being used to influence voter opinions ahead of elections has been a growing concern in recent years. Earlier this year, 20 tech companies signed an agreement pledging to help combat “deceptive use of ai” in the 2024 election, including x.
