A Lawyer Reads Twitter's New 'Manipulated Media' Policy (VL166)

With the US election season now officially in full swing, Twitter has decided to fight the scourge of deepfake "manipulated media" (photos, audio, and visuals) the only way it knows how: with overbroad language and near total discretion.

What does the new Twitter policy do and how does it do it?

Why are there areas of concern even though we might generally agree with the desirability for certain protections?

And who watches the watchers, anyway?

We never manipulate (but we may be synthetic)...in Virtual Legality.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/by5fsTOh8lU

#Twitter #Deepfakes #ManipulatedMedia

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Discussed in this episode:

"We know that some Tweets include manipulated photos or videos that can cause people harm."
Tweet - February 4, 2020 - @TwitterSafety
https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1224799838895607809

"Jordan Peele’s simulated Obama PSA is a double-edged warning against fake news"
Vox - Aprial 18, 2018 - Aja Romano (@ajaromano)
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/18/17252410/jordan-peele-obama-deepfake-buzzfeed

"Synthetic and manipulated media policy"
Twitter Policies
https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/manipulated-media

Twitter's ""Synthetic and manipulated media policy" Table
https://help.twitter.com/content/dam/help-twitter/samm/sammen.png

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