Meta, TikTok remove AI-generated account that released anti-Israel song

Meta, the Facebook and Instagram parent company, and TikTok removed a “singer” generated by artificial intelligence that recently released a song called “Palestine Will Be Free,” after the Combat Antisemitism Movement reported the account, the nonprofit told JNS exclusively.“Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to manufacture hate at scale,” Sacha Roytman, the nonprofit’s CEO, told JNS. “Anyone with a laptop can now build a fake persona, grow an audience with harmless content and then weaponize that trust to spread antisemitism and anti-Israel propaganda.”The “singer” account, which went by the name of Gideon Smith, had drawn a “following through positive, feel-good content and then flipped the switch to push anti-Israel messaging to the audience he manipulated,” Roytman said.According to a report that CAM shared with JNS, the persona garnered some 155,000 followers on TikTok and 42,000 on Instagram. The account has more than 11,000 subscribers and more than 6,405…
Meta and TikTok have removed an AI-generated account named "Gideon Smith" that released an anti-Israel song titled "Palestine Will Be Free." The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) reported the account, which had amassed 155,000 followers on TikTok and 42,000 on Instagram by initially posting "positive, feel-good content" before shifting to anti-Israel messaging. Sacha Roytman, CEO of CAM, stated, "Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to manufacture hate at scale." The account, which did not disclose its AI origin, also released "Media Lied About Islam" and promoted content alleging a Palestinian genocide by Israel. Meta confirmed the account's removal, and CAM commended the platforms for their swift action, emphasizing the growing threat of AI-generated influence operations.
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