Making an exception for deepfakes that are "parody or satire" seems like a defensible position. But it may also be highly exploitable. As I reported last month, much of the viral fake news on the platform today uses the "satire" tag as a fig leaf. https://t.co/ep5DjQXPXi pic.twitter.com/8k7w1i1C8H

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) January 8, 2020

Facebook's supposed "deepfakes ban" has so many loopholes that it's not a solution, it's just a talking point for evading regulation. @WillOremus nails it https://t.co/jfiNglHCP4

— Josh Constine (@JoshConstine) January 8, 2020

Facebook's ban on deepfakes is even narrower than it seems. My close read: https://t.co/ep5DjQXPXi pic.twitter.com/ASVUtd1rpR

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) January 8, 2020

its intractable for a lot of reasons

* the sheer size/diversity of FB
* the difficulties of coming up with general verbal rules formalizable into code
* the political sensitivities involved

— "1990s build engine game stan account" (@Aelkus) January 8, 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

irrespective of this particular point its time to also maybe consider that the actual problem itself is intractable https://t.co/QDa0sKUkCM

— "1990s build engine game stan account" (@Aelkus) January 8, 2020

Deepfakes will claim so much monitoring attention at FB that cheap fakes—good old fakes—will easily slip by annoticed. And how many writers on propaganda have warned that irony/satire are anyone’s game & a hair’s breadth away from disinfo? https://t.co/XAdGM9dCD0

— Yuliya Komska (@ykomska) January 8, 2020

And yet! For all its limitations, Facebook's policy is miles better than what other social networks are doing—which is embracing deepfakes as a feature and building tools for users to make their own. https://t.co/ep5DjQXPXi pic.twitter.com/VUj7xsWfHL

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) January 8, 2020

Interesting Wired piece. And it quotes @AuthorPMBarrett.https://t.co/iH2X9CWkiz

— Julie Cohen (@FilmmakerJulie) January 8, 2020

Facebook bans deepfakes. Credit to the company for addressing a problem before it becomes a massive nightmare. @GiladEdelman https://t.co/yOwoUDhear

— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) January 8, 2020

The questioning begins w/a key q on FB's policy announcement: why is there difference bt deepfakes (which FB will take down) and "cheapfakes" (edited but not generated video, which it won't)? Good Wired article explaining a bit on the justification here: https://t.co/qcuMKuDB6j

— Renee DiResta (@noUpside) January 8, 2020

More on the justification about thinking about a distinct #deepfakes policy here in this WIRED piece citing myself, @noupside: https://t.co/IYZCtBnHL7 and more on our @witnessorg perspective on why here: https://t.co/nkjHiOl4eF

— Sam Gregory (@SamGregory) January 8, 2020

This is where we are now. https://t.co/gGfBDKzHLi The "newsworthiness" category is becoming worthless, but it still rules. By @cwarzel pic.twitter.com/vI1oVFfFya

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) January 8, 2020

New from me on how Facebook and Twitter and the dangerous “newsworthiness” loophole that lets public figures act recklessly.

Platforms claim it’s in the public interest. Maybe. But newsworthiness is a choice masquerading as an inevitability. https://t.co/XtkjOKaqxA

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) January 8, 2020

since world leaders are trolling each other over twitter in between strikes and platforms seem to be ok with that i wrote about the loophole that gives the worst actors access to huge pools of attention online. https://t.co/XtkjOKaqxA

— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) January 8, 2020

#Facebook still on board with Trump's plan to steal the next election https://t.co/onGR0hTdwI

— Richard Hine (@richardhine) January 8, 2020

When democracy is overthrown by twisted autocrats such as Donald Trump, social media will be usurped to serve only "royalty".

Why can't Facebook and Twitter see this?

Why Politicians Get a License to Lie
Newsworthiness is responsibility with an asterisk.https://t.co/nv7V2u05i4

— Dr. Etta M. (@DrEttaM1) January 8, 2020

No surprises. It’s becoming apparent that more tech isn’t the answer to fight misinformation effectively online: “bogus content — even outright lies — is still allowed, as long as it isn’t manipulated by artificial intelligence” https://t.co/njoKr8Jn1M by @cwarzel #ai #journalism

— Jarno M. Koponen (@ilparone) January 8, 2020

Good column from @cwarzel today. Especially this bit. I'm a broken record on this, but social media companies continue to empower the powerful over the rest of us with their current policies on elected officials and world leaders.https://t.co/L5rMlcqF6M pic.twitter.com/YQlIzuhimC

— Melissa Ryan (@MelissaRyan) January 8, 2020

Slated to join @CBSNews in the 5 pm ET block to discuss the House hearing today on deepfakes and propaganda on social media >

Background here > https://t.co/lWkF6E3JWJ

— J. Grygiel ?️‍??? (@jmgrygiel) January 8, 2020

Facebook bans deepfakes, but not cheapfakes or shallowfakes #CyberSec #infosec #Security #ThreatIntel #cyberattacks #fraud #cybersecurity #dataprotection #privacy #cyberthreats #databreaches #cybercrimehttps://t.co/BWy55Z5QhY

— Javier Carriazo (@javier_carriazo) January 8, 2020

.@CWarzel makes a compelling case here. "@Facebook has only muddied the waters ... It's perfectly fine to lie, harass and manipulate by the millions online, provided you are an elected official or fall into the amorphous loophole of 'newsworthiness.'" https://t.co/plJCvPFrfb

— Alan C. Miller (@alanmillerNLP) January 8, 2020

Good read

Why #Politicians Get a #License to #Lie https://t.co/PswCpuCu0J #fintech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #DeepFake #FakeNews #SocialMedia @jaypalter @Timothy_Hughes @cwarzel @nytimes pic.twitter.com/4QllZ2fX6l

— Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris) January 8, 2020

‘The tech giants refuse to even admit that they make deeply consequential editorial decisions with every approved political ad and rule change.’ Good take on the problematic way social media approaches this.https://t.co/WwGp30PSSv via @NYTOpinion

— Kate Thwaites (@ThwaitesKate) January 8, 2020