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Telecom will pay $1 million over deepfake Joe Biden robocall


The call spoofed Biden’s voice urging voters to stay home.

A telecom company that transmitted the deepfake robocall of President Joe Biden’s voice has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve an enforcement action from the Federal Communications Commission, the agency announced. Lingo Telecom relayed a fake Biden message to New Hampshire voters in January, urging them not to turn out for the Democratic primary. Under the new settlement with Lingo, the FCC said the company will need to strictly adhere to its caller ID authentication rules, including “Know Your Customer” principles.

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