For folks wondering why this post doesn't make any mention of political ads here's your answer from a FB spox:

Facebook will not ban deepfakes in political ads. https://t.co/hHcl0vNgUG

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) January 7, 2020

after years of serious thought, Facebook has settled on: the absolute barest minimum it can do https://t.co/1sq3ae0VrX

— hern (@alexhern) January 7, 2020

Facebook consulted with many players on this, but the player emerging as the biggest target — the Biden campaign — isn't satisfied. The new policy offers only the "illusion of progress," the campaign tells us. https://t.co/6LB8n3Golc

— Isaac Stanley-Becker (@isaacstanbecker) January 7, 2020

For all the discussion around deepfakes, what examples are there of actual, misleading, deepfakes in the wild used to spread fake news? https://t.co/hxVy5YTk9L

— Peter Todd (@peterktodd) January 7, 2020

Biden spokesman says Facebook’s new manipulated-media rule offers only the "illusion of progress": It "does not get to the core issue of how their platform is being used to spread disinformation" https://t.co/iuNXjnIcbx

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) January 7, 2020

i don't trust facebook to properly police deepfakes. i really really hope i'm wrong. https://t.co/dIUUTRlsSq

— drew olanoff (@yoda) January 7, 2020

This is a fairly interesting shift from Facebook, which told me last year, as the altered Pelosi video rocketed around the Web, that “we don’t have a policy that stipulates that the information you post on Facebook must be true" https://t.co/iuNXjnIcbx

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) January 7, 2020

Facebook is banning deepfakes, conforming a report from WaPo.

This announcement comes ahead of plans for Facebook’s Monika Bickert to testify at an @EnergyCommerce hearing about manipulated media on Wednesday. https://t.co/O12pEvZ1O8

— Makena Kelly (@kellymakena) January 7, 2020

Pelosi spox @Drew_Hammill on Facebook's Deepfake ban:

"Facebook wants you to think the problem is video-editing technology, but the real problem is Facebook’s refusal to stop the spread of disinformation." https://t.co/7Cd9BmfhuE

— Makena Kelly (@kellymakena) January 7, 2020

Updated from last night: Biden campaign calls new Facebook deepfake policy "illusion of progress," given the kinds of videos it would not target for removal. Click here for the full nuance of what is/isnt okay: https://t.co/y9xgsXUMWM

— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) January 7, 2020

The most tech solutionist possible thing is banning deepfakes while explicitly changing your advertising policy to allow regular fakes https://t.co/fzKkWQN1jJ

— mcc (@mcclure111) January 7, 2020

By focusing on the (ultimately less important) "deepfakes," Facebook affirms the (dubious) power and legitimacy of AI/ML systems of the sorts they also claim solve all problems—including the problems they create by not doing otherwise. https://t.co/ScskmyqQ5y

— Ian Bogost (@ibogost) January 7, 2020

Update: Facebook just told me they made a mistake when telling me this earlier. Deepfakes in a policial ad will NOT be allowed per policy “Whether posted by a politician or anyone else, we do not permit manipulated media content in ads” - big difference !

— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) January 7, 2020

.@facebook: We’re going to ban meticulously altered video made to deceive the public.

ALSO FACEBOOK: We will accept money for political ads with super obvious lies. https://t.co/IdsjtGi43q

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) January 7, 2020

Biden campaign, which has been vocal on Facebook/disinfo, calls new deepfake ban an "illusion of progress. Facebook’s policy does not get to the core issue of how their platform is being used to spread disinformation, but rather how professionally that disinformation is created." https://t.co/yUgqc0QDnw

— David Uberti (@DavidUberti) January 7, 2020

Ahead of the 2020 US election, Facebook is now banning "all types of manipulated media": content that "has been edited or synthesized in ways that aren’t apparent to an average person and would likely mislead someone"https://t.co/rCFsAxsErn

— Emily van der Nagel (@emvdn) January 7, 2020

Very glad Facebook is taking a stand to protect the traditional, historical job of making shit up to mislead people. This important part of our way of life was under threat from automation. https://t.co/LAMJFmNDd1

— mike cook (@mtrc) January 7, 2020

What if the deepfake appears in, say, an advert which a political candidate pays Facebook to push into voters' newsfeeds https://t.co/VK27fFXpvI

— Alastair Reid (@ajreid) January 7, 2020

Facebook's new ban on AI-driven deepfakes is a step in the right direction. But it's disappointing that the new policy apparently won't result in removal of provably false videos doctored by less advanced means, such as the Nancy Pelosi "drunk" video. https://t.co/w4VDzaTqBt

— Paul M. Barrett (@AuthorPMBarrett) January 7, 2020

So Facebook is banning some deepfakes but there are big exceptions, like videos manipulated for the point of parody/satire and video edited to omit/change the order of words https://t.co/PpIn4uQkRH

— Meg Graham (@megancgraham) January 7, 2020

The NFL's rules on pass interference make more sense than Facebook's rules... https://t.co/fb9KI0uG4U

— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) January 7, 2020

Facebook’s new policy on deep fakes would not block the Pelosi video. Thank you, Zuck. https://t.co/82gmL5K2Pt

— Roger McNamee (@Moonalice) January 7, 2020

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election [“This policy does not extend to content that is parody or satire, or video that has been edited solely to omit or change the order of words,” FB said.] #DemForce What good is this then?! https://t.co/7cSWLXC3eS

— Baba Kofi Seti I “I want to see him in prison,” (@Uab_BabaKofi) January 7, 2020

Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election https://t.co/j1886W1mWv $FB pic.twitter.com/7ndSNrLPMg

— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) January 7, 2020

Facebook Announces New Policy to Crackdown on Manipulated Media #SocialMedia https://t.co/InnOHhSJ2s

— Matthijs Keesman ? ? ? (@KeesmanMatthijs) January 7, 2020

Facebook Announces New Policy to Crackdown on Manipulated Media https://t.co/MqAqdGgBHF #SocialMediaMarketing #ContentMarketing #DigitalStrategy pic.twitter.com/RoAxUd4OcT

— Ramon Tonnaer (@RamonTonnaer) January 7, 2020

Facebook Announces New Policy to Crackdown on Manipulated Media https://t.co/CbIl6R0Wmf

— Sarah Brewer (@BrewerVASocial) January 7, 2020

Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos #CyberSec #infosec #Security #ThreatIntel #cyberattacks #fraud #cybersecurity #dataprotection #privacy #cyberthreats #databreaches #cybercrime https://t.co/umLup1E66V

— Jiniba (@JinibaBD) January 7, 2020

Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos #CyberSec #infosec #Security #ThreatIntel #cyberattacks #fraud #cybersecurity #dataprotection #privacy #cyberthreats #databreaches #cybercrime https://t.co/SzZxx9dMs3

— Javier Carriazo (@javier_carriazo) January 7, 2020

#Facebook will now ban #deepfake videos created with the intention to mislead people. https://t.co/HdRpIX3e4w

— Kaspersky (@kaspersky) January 7, 2020

Motherboard Facebook Takes a Stand on Political Deepfakes, a Problem That Doesn't Exist: A newly-released policy states that Facebook will remove algorithmically-generated media that intends to… https://t.co/DIlrkqhaXt #Facebook #Media #deepfakes #deepfake Via @motherboard pic.twitter.com/ufQjCTLYt0

— Bradley Jon Eaglefeather (@bjeaglefeather) January 7, 2020

"What we have seen globally, however, are hundreds of thousands of examples of deepfakes and manipulated imagery being used to target, harass, and defame women, using their images without their consent." https://t.co/obreOV7uyq

— Johanna Vehkoo (@vehkoo) January 7, 2020

truly brave to ban a problem that doesnt exist https://t.co/inKdX8ygON

— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) January 7, 2020

There have been no serious uses of deepfakes to manipulate politics—they're almost exclusively used to manipulate women's bodies. https://t.co/7JJRea0dnv

— VICE (@VICE) January 7, 2020

Another day, another story about Facebook enabling shady politicianshttps://t.co/fzPajHNqH2

— FutureShift (@futureshift) January 7, 2020

Facebook has banned deepfakes. Sort of. - MIT Technology Review https://t.co/7oE3niSlIj pic.twitter.com/qT5oUpguMr

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) January 7, 2020

Impossible Foods is finally making a new fake meat: Pork https://t.co/BzF3kJLlJZ

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) January 7, 2020

Dems pretty much down to a few rich, white people over age of 70 to be @POTUS so there's your party of "diversity" and "inclusion." No color, no class, no clue.https://t.co/QOmlaqebYh

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) January 3, 2020

Live updates: Deadly stampede at Qasem Soleimani funeral kills dozens - The Washington Post https://t.co/7FEuvZL27r

— Beri (@sniffydogs) January 7, 2020

The Trump tax cuts in action: Socialism for the rich - The Washington Post https://t.co/1nHzqvzbCC

— Rick Cooley (@rcooley123) January 7, 2020

Bipartisan group of campaign finance lawyers urge leaders to ‘immediately’ restore quorum at Federal Election Commission

The Washington Post https://t.co/ZNcOBUcN9y

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd) January 7, 2020

Kevin McCarthy — made a ... “There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy (R-Calif.)https://t.co/OKlgaxGELu › world › national-security › 2017/05/17

— chuck (@46mingo) January 6, 2020

CES 2020 preview: Surveillance, sex toys and futuristic gadgets https://t.co/BzF3kJLlJZ

— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) January 6, 2020

Is Facebook doing enough to crack down on fake news and misinformation? https://t.co/jI3U7FYlCt

— Kaspersky (@kaspersky) January 8, 2020

Facebook Cracks Down On Deepfake Videos https://t.co/oNRaePCC3t#CyberSecurity #Databreach #Hackers #infosec @reach2ratan #AI #ML #malware #cloud #cloudsecurity #Machinelearning #Analytics #Blockchain #dataprotection #Privacy #ArtificialIntelligence pic.twitter.com/rPmPQv2ePO

— Ratan Jyoti (@reach2ratan) January 8, 2020

Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos https://t.co/DgKDTPFwz7 #kbn

— Korben (@Korben) January 8, 2020

Facebook Cracks Down On Deepfake Videos https://t.co/IIIb9EHaaY #infosec #security #packet

— ⓃⓄⓉTruppi (@NotTruppi) January 8, 2020

#Facebook has announced that it's banning #deepfake videos, despite difficulty in identifying them. @Threatpost shares more: https://t.co/TCQ0lziQCI #AI #cyberAI #cybersecurity

— Awake Security (@AwakeSecurity) January 7, 2020

Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos https://t.co/EmfoKf1tSl

— Nicolas Krassas (@Dinosn) January 7, 2020

Facebook is acting like it's ahead of the game here, but it's actually way behind https://t.co/PFLum7RldA

— VICE (@VICE) January 8, 2020

#Facebook's new #policy #bans #deepfakes from the platform https://t.co/sLOxfXfIEr #artificialintelligence #MachineLearning pic.twitter.com/4HtVX0LHlw

— Harold Gardner (@haroldlgardner) January 7, 2020

.@morgfair World’s oldest person breaks her own record by turning 117 - The Washington Post https://t.co/fTuEtR1kfr

— "Bob" (@World_News_2020) January 8, 2020

RIP Elizabeth Wurtzel. I remember buying Prozac Nation from Kino when I was in form 4. A highlight for me were her stories of coping with depression, while listening to Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen. We just had access to mp3s to explore new music
https://t.co/GW7AIPjyc1

— Michelle Yesudas (@chelle_yesudas) January 8, 2020

I stand with @SpeakerPelosi whose getting information daily. @SenateGOP should call witnesses 1st. This is not like Clinton Impeachment who cooperated with documents & testimony. Trump Obstructed Justice so stop lying #MoscowMitch #FairTrial for Countryhttps://t.co/rcJJPyDIyK

— marva smith (@watsupwitthatms) January 8, 2020