Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta's Rollback of Election Safeguards
August 17, 2026
August 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta's Rollback of Election Safeguards
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As artificial intelligence makes it increasingly easy to spread deepfakes and other deceptive political content, federal lawmakers are raising concerns that Meta's rollback of election integrity safeguards could leave voters more vulnerable to . . .
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Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta's Rollback of Election Safeguards
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As artificial intelligence makes it increasingly easy to spread deepfakes and other deceptive political content, federal lawmakers are raising concerns that Meta's rollback of election integrity safeguards could leave voters more vulnerable to . . .