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US Senator asks social media firms about preps for polls in India, other nations
Updated On: 16 March, 2024 07:19 AM IST | Washington | PTI
"Democracy`s promise " that people rule themselves " is fragile," Bennet continued
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An influential American Senator on Friday asked the US social media companies as to what preparations they have made for elections in India, where social media platforms, including Meta-owned WhatsApp, have a long track record of amplifying misleading and false content. The letter, written by Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence and Rules Committees, which has oversight over US elections, comes on the eve of the announcement of elections in India by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The letter by Bennet to the leaders of Alphabet, Meta, TikTok, and X is addressed to seeking information from these companies about their preparations for elections in various countries, including India.
"The dangers your platforms pose to elections are not new " users deployed deepfakes and digitally altered content in previous contests " but now, artificial intelligence (AI) models are poised to exacerbate risks to both the democratic process and political stability. The proliferation of sophisticated AI tools has reduced earlier barriers to entry by allowing almost anyone to generate alarmingly realistic images, video, and audio," Bennet wrote.
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