In May, A manipulated video of President Joe Biden appeared on Facebook. The original footage showed Biden during the 2022 midterm elections, placing an “I voted” sticker on his granddaughter’s chest and kissing her on the cheek. The doctored version looped the footage to make it appear like he was repeatedly touching the girl, with a caption that labeled him a “pedophile.”
Meta left the video up. Today, the company’s Oversight Board, an independent body that looks into the platform’s content moderation, announced that it will review that decision, in an attempt to push Meta to address how it will handle manipulated media and
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