The Oversight Board says Meta needs to do more to protect regular people from sexualized deepfakes
Key takeaways
- Meta's existing system against sexualized deepfakes seems to favor public figures.
- Stockcam/Getty Images Meta's Oversight Board has called on the social media company to strengthen its protection for ordinary people targeted by sexualized deepfakes.
- Finally, the Board recommends making AI-generated sexual impersonation a separate category from harassment and nudity in the company's content reporting and appeal forms.
Meta's existing system against sexualized deepfakes seems to favor public figures.
Stockcam/Getty Images Meta's Oversight Board has called on the social media company to strengthen its protection for ordinary people targeted by sexualized deepfakes. The Board recommends the addition of AI-generated impersonations in Meta's Adult Sexual Exploitation policy, arguing that those images and videos are non-consensual by default. It also wants Meta to allow users to designate "connected accounts," such as trusted friends and family, who can report potential violations like non-consensual intimate imagery on their behalf.
Finally, the Board recommends making AI-generated sexual impersonation a separate category from harassment and nudity in the company's content reporting and appeal forms. At the moment, only the residents of Texas and Florida have access to a specialized form that lists deepfake intimate imagery as a reason for the report. The Board wants all Meta users to have access to it, because "AI-generated non-consensual intimate abuse, including sexualized impersonations, is a global issue."