The power of social media to influence voting is welldocumented.
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What is Meta doing?
The company said it could even impose penalties for noncompliance, although did not specify what this would entail.
The firms arentcommitting to ban or remove deepfakes.
The power of AI to disrupt elections has already come under the spotlight.
In November, arecordingof the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan circulated on social media.
It called forArmistice Daycommemorations to be postponed to allow for a pro-Palestinian march to go ahead instead.
Both the video and audio were fakes generated by AI.Khan laterwarnedthat deepfakes could swing a close UK election.
This warning comes amid the biggest election year in world history.
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Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
