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What are your thoughts about deepfakes?

As we continue to raise awareness about censorship resistance and freedom of expression, deepfakes can be used as an excuse for stricter censorship regulations. While these regulations may aim to protect individuals from the harm of deepfakes, they can also inadvertently restrict legitimate forms of expression. We have already seen the effects of extreme censorship.

How do you propose or foresee that we, as a community here on #nostr, can avoid deepfake content? What about outside of Nostr itself? How do we strike a balance?

Background:

I have always believed that innovation is not the problem. I have shared in this community that any innovation is like a "Swiss Army knife." The tool is only as good as the hands that wield it. If used for positive change, then it is positive; but if used for negative purposes, then it is negative.

Telegram Nth Rooms are one example of this. They have been rampant in spreading deepfake videos and have caused traumatic experiences for victims, including children in primary school. Not every victim has the same resources as Taylor Swift or the same number of followers. However, this situation also shows that cracking down on such abuses is possible.

I am genuinely curious to hear your open and respectful thoughts on this matter. 🧠⚖️🧐💪

#deepfakes #freedom #safety #privacy #data #balance #foodforthoughts

Cheers,

M💋

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What do you refer to as we have seen the effect of extreme censorship?

I am referring to the UK & NYC social media crack down and Totalitarian countries like North Korea, China, Russia & Persian Golf countries.

Thanks for clarification. Yes on a north corea scale it will need tenerations of free people until this society would have a chance to adapt to the liberties we have in the free world. Therefore itmis defnitly cool, there is a protocol with nostr today that seems to create a very strong infrastructure for freedom of speech.

Exactly. My worries is we may be going that way if we continue with our trajectory rn. What we allow will continue! 💪⚖️

nostr:nprofile1qqst0nulg2nedvy3appae6ge60h5crwg9cpfg5hd7z7meh4eajunu7qpr9mhxue69uhhqmr9vfhkuefwdehhxarjxyhxxmmd9u7rgvtr - indeed. verify information. I guess it will be more critical to fight deepfakes tech with anti-deepfakes tech. Eg. Embedding signature or code or digital signature that cannot be removed. We are doing this with emails already using PGP to make sure that only the right people can decrypt and read it. But the "how" I am not sure yet. 😄

Deepfakes - giving every minimally-competent yahoo with a graphics card the faking capabilities of a media baron or three letter agency a generation ago.

There's nothing practical we can do except become more skeptical of evidence presented.

On the upside, this loss of credibility harms media barons and TLAs more than the masses.

I can only hope this will lead more people to exercise critical thinking than auto-pilot 🤞🤞🤞😬