China’s biggest internet companies including Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance and Kuaishou were among a group called in by the government to discuss the use of deepfakes. China’s government has been increasing regulatory scrutiny as it reigns in the power of tech giants. The government said it discussed the security implications of the use of hyper realistic fake audio and videos that can now be...
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