10.10.2023 14:09 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

The Oversight Board will take on Meta’s manipulated media policy ahead of 2024 elections

The Oversight Board has shared the details surrounding a case involving an “altered” Facebook video of President Joe Biden, which could have significant implications for Meta’s “manipulated media” policy. At the center of the case is a video of Biden from last fall, when he joined his granddaughter who was voting in-person for the first time. After voting, Biden placed an “I voted” sticker on her shirt. A Facebook user later shared an edited version of the encounter, making it appear as if he repeatedly touched her chest. The video caption called him a “sick pedophile,” and said those who voted for him were “mentally unwell.” In a statement, the board also raised the issue of manipulated media and elections. “Although this case involves President Biden, it touches on the much broader issue of how manipulated media might impact elections in every corner of the world,” Thomas Hughes, director of the Oversight Board Administration, sai

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