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| Social news site Reddit has banned its nearly 100,000-strong “deepfakes” community, the original source of face-swapped celebrity pornography. | Social news site Reddit has banned its nearly 100,000-strong “deepfakes” community, the original source of face-swapped celebrity pornography. |
| Reddit is where the deepfakes wave began, with one user manually creating the first AI-created video clips. When a second Redditor built a desktop app to do the same thing, the community began to grow rapidly, approaching 90,000 members at the time of its deactivation. | Reddit is where the deepfakes wave began, with one user manually creating the first AI-created video clips. When a second Redditor built a desktop app to do the same thing, the community began to grow rapidly, approaching 90,000 members at the time of its deactivation. |
| In a statement, the company said: “Reddit strives to be a welcoming, open platform for all by trusting our users to maintain an environment that cultivates genuine conversation. | In a statement, the company said: “Reddit strives to be a welcoming, open platform for all by trusting our users to maintain an environment that cultivates genuine conversation. |
| “As of February 7 2018, we have made two updates to our site-wide policy regarding involuntary pornography and sexual or suggestive content involving minors. These policies were previously combined in a single rule; they will now be broken out into two distinct ones. Communities focused on this content and users who post such content will be banned from the site.” | “As of February 7 2018, we have made two updates to our site-wide policy regarding involuntary pornography and sexual or suggestive content involving minors. These policies were previously combined in a single rule; they will now be broken out into two distinct ones. Communities focused on this content and users who post such content will be banned from the site.” |
| The new rule about “involuntary pornography” now explicitly bans “depictions that have been faked”, as well as posting non-explicit images and video for the purposes “of faking explicit content or soliciting ‘lookalike’ pornography”. | The new rule about “involuntary pornography” now explicitly bans “depictions that have been faked”, as well as posting non-explicit images and video for the purposes “of faking explicit content or soliciting ‘lookalike’ pornography”. |
| Oddly, Reddit’s rule update appears to have removed a clause that previously existed, banning “content that glorifies or promotes rape or non-consensual sexual violence” from the site. The Guardian has asked Reddit for clarification on that aspect of the change. | Oddly, Reddit’s rule update appears to have removed a clause that previously existed, banning “content that glorifies or promotes rape or non-consensual sexual violence” from the site. The Guardian has asked Reddit for clarification on that aspect of the change. |
| A number of smaller communities discussing the fakes have been allowed to remain, since they don’t focus on the creation of pornographic clips. Those include a subreddit for sharing “safe for work” creations, as well as a community for sharing tips and tricks on how to use “fakeapp”, the program used to create the videos. | A number of smaller communities discussing the fakes have been allowed to remain, since they don’t focus on the creation of pornographic clips. Those include a subreddit for sharing “safe for work” creations, as well as a community for sharing tips and tricks on how to use “fakeapp”, the program used to create the videos. |
| As public awareness of the tool increased, some in the deepfakes community coalesced around a view of itself as largely neutral harbingers of a new era in misinformation. | As public awareness of the tool increased, some in the deepfakes community coalesced around a view of itself as largely neutral harbingers of a new era in misinformation. |
| In one widely-shared post on the subreddit, before it was shut down, a user wrote: “No matter what happens, this technology was going to become a reality. Nothing could stop that … if the technology is in the hands of everyone, rather than a distinct few, then the bad guys cant USE it maliciously, or at the very least it will be much harder.” | In one widely-shared post on the subreddit, before it was shut down, a user wrote: “No matter what happens, this technology was going to become a reality. Nothing could stop that … if the technology is in the hands of everyone, rather than a distinct few, then the bad guys cant USE it maliciously, or at the very least it will be much harder.” |
| ‘Deepfake’ face-swap porn videos banned by Pornhub and Twitter | ‘Deepfake’ face-swap porn videos banned by Pornhub and Twitter |