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Twitter gets deepfaked

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Twitter gets deepfaked

A phony viral photo of an attack at the Pentagon reveals deep flaws in the company's trust and safety systems

Casey Newton
May 23, 2023
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Twitter gets deepfaked

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A synthetic image of the Pentagon appearing to be under attack spread across Twitter on Monday.
A synthetic image of the Pentagon appearing to be under attack spread across Twitter on Monday.

Today, let’s talk about a fake photo of an explosion at the Pentagon that roiled the stock market, and what it tells us about Twitter’s efforts to shore up its broken trust and safety systems.

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