X TELLS ACTIVIST DEEPFAKES DONT BREACH RULES
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X has rejected abuse complaints from a Chinese activist in the UK who was targeted with sexually explicit deepfakes. Apple Peiqing Ni, founder of the China Dissent Network, reported that the platform ruled the deepfake posts did not violate its policies.
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