Meta ordered to remove UK deepfakes as oversight board criticises ‘inadequate’ safeguards

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What happened

Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakes Meta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim…

Key facts

  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:43:34 UTC.

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