Facebook and Instagram are facing another investigation from its Oversight Board regarding the platform's policies on against explicit AI deepfakes of celebrities.
Meta's Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will be reviewing Meta's decisions on AI deepfakes of two female personalities, one from the US and another from India.
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The board did not disclose the identity of the celebrities but the move coincides with the outburst of explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift being sexually harassed by supposed San Francisco 49ers fans.
The images originally came from X (formerly Twitter) but quickly spread across other social media as the posts became viral.
A decision and recommendations, primarily on how will Meta address the surge of explicit deepfakes globally, are expected to be released in the coming weeks.
The review reflects an earlier recommendation from the Oversight Board on Meta cracking down on AI-generated images on its platforms through labels.
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Meta Under Fire for Exposing Children, Minors to Explicit Images
Meta has recently been under scrutiny from both parents and Federal officials for safety issues on its platform exposing children to adult and explicit content.
Last February's Senate hearing highlighted these concerns as cases of bullying, sexual harassment, and grooming.
Meta has since rolled out several additional features for its underage users to curb the amount of explicit images being exposed to children, including blurring out pictures deemed to be sexual or too disturbing.
The social media giant has also tightened its guardrails to prevent online predators from messaging minors on its platforms at varying degrees of success.
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Meta Platforms Overrun by AI-Generated Images
The Oversight Board's probe comes amidst reports of Meta's platforms being overrun by bot accounts posting AI-generated images.
Several news outlets, including iTechPost, and social media users have noted the "AI epidemic" on the Meta platform as AI-generated images of Jesus Christ and African children ran rampant across the site.
Many of the posts, so far, have been mainly used to drive engagement and monetize accounts, but more and more have been spotted using the technology to spread disinformation or sexual images on Facebook.
Meta has yet to directly address this issue.
