'In this divisive election year, Facebook must crack down on audio deepfakes'

Facebook's Tolerance for Audio Deepfakes Is Absurd

Parmy Olson in Bloomberg 

"In the same amount of time it would take to toast a slice of bread", says Parmy Olson in Bloomberg, Joe Biden's voice could be cloned and shared on Facebook. The platform would then "slap a warning label" on the audio clip "but leave it up" – an "antiquated policy" that "could prove disastrous in a divisive election year", because fake audio "can have a more sinister effect" than faked video.

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The Telegraph editorial board 

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