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YouTube is cracking down on AI-generated true crime deepfakes


The rule appears to respond to AI true crime content.

YouTube is updating its cyberbullying and harassment policies and will no longer allow content that “realistically simulates” minors and other victims of crimes narrating their deaths or the violence they experienced. The update appears to take aim at a genre of content in true crime circles that creates disturbing AI-powered depictions of victims — including children — that then describe the violence against them. Platforms including YouTube have in recent months unveiled AI-driven creation tools, and along with them new policies around synthetic content that could confuse users.

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