Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan's women leaders
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#3They say that "media literacy is poor" in Pakistan but it's not at all clear that education would solve the problem. We've seen in more "media-literate" countries a free-floating distrust of media of all kinds that is exacerbated by the keener awareness of deceptive techniques. Niklas Luhmann has written about this "suspicion of manipulation:" https://monoskop.org/images/6/6c/Luhmann_Niklas_The_Reality_...
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#4While the main fact of this story (that deepfakes were created) is true, the article overall seems like a propaganda piece by a highly unpopular government to create a soft image. Ignore the other stuff in the article.
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#5Deepfakes are being weaponized against all politicians in Pakistan - not just women.
FYI, Pakistan is also in the process of releasing it's version of China's Great Firewall and has heavily leveraged the "AI Safety" argument for that [0][1].
Also, it's quite rich that a PMLN minister in Punjab is complaining about electoral safety when her party viciously cracked down on the PTI.
[0] - https://tribune.com.pk/story/2467727/rs20b-sought-to-boost-c...
[1] - https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Telecommunication/Pakistan-...
Re: Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan's women leaders
#6While the main fact of this story (that deepfakes were created) is true, the article overall seems like a propaganda piece by a highly unpopular government to create a soft image. Ignore the other stuff in the article.
My gut says it's probably being used as an argument to deflect from the rollout of a China style Great Firewall.
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Sounds like one of those dead people that didn't want people to read.
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#8Just FYI, to those not in Pakistan who might not be aware. The minister mentioned in the article (yes, deepfakes are a form of sexual criminality!), is a direct underling of another female chief minister (who won despite her party receiving less than 20% of the votes - yay military rigging) who ... get this ...
runs an extortion ring where 100s of judges, politicians etc are honey trapped & copious videos are made. She (& her husband) have OPENLY bragged about this, FOR YEARS. 1 judge (whose video was released by her team) committed suicide 3 years ago. The rest of the judges all toe the line (hence the laughable "lawfare" vs Imran Khan).
She makes J Edgar Hoover seem like a novice. Just keep that in mind ...
Re: Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan's women leaders
#9Just FYI, to those not in Pakistan who might not be aware. The minister mentioned in the article (yes, deepfakes are a form of sexual criminality!), is a direct underling of another female chief minister (who won despite her party receiving less than 20% of the votes - yay military rigging) who ... get this ... runs an extortion ring where 100s of judges, politicians etc are honey trapped & copious videos are made. S…
A few brave souls (eg Senator Swati) have openly admitted to this attempted blackmail (his was an explosive, tearful press conference 3 years ago).
She even does it to the military top brass, and they do it to her & her goons. In short, they're all low-rent garbage, so save your tears for the more worthwhile 1000s of political prisoners (MANY of whom are female) of this military-led, crime-family infested, American State Dept sponsored gang of thieves & cutthroats (eg: witness recent Islamabad massacre, helpfully ignored by the mainstream US media)
Re: Deepfakes weaponised to target Pakistan's women leaders
#10Just FYI, to those not in Pakistan who might not be aware. The minister mentioned in the article (yes, deepfakes are a form of sexual criminality!), is a direct underling of another female chief minister (who won despite her party receiving less than 20% of the votes - yay military rigging) who ... get this ... runs an extortion ring where 100s of judges, politicians etc are honey trapped & copious videos are made. S…
deepfakes are not a form of sexual criminality. Gees Thought Police here we come!