Meta's Oversight Board is set to evaluate the company's response to deepfake pornography, a concerning trend fueled by artificial intelligence that is increasingly being used as a form of harassment. The board announced on Tuesday that it will review Meta's handling of two explicit, AI-generated images of female public figures from the United States and India to determine if the company has appropriate policies in place to address such content consistently worldwide.
The rise of AI-generated pornography has raised alarms in recent months, with high-profile individuals like Taylor Swift and women globally falling victim to this form of online abuse. The accessibility of generative AI tools has made it easier and faster to create fake explicit imagery, which can then be rapidly disseminated through social media platforms.
