TikTok bans deepfakes to fight misinformation and election meddling

TikTok has become the latest platform to ban deepfakes. Under its new policy, the app says it "prohibits synthetic or manipulated content that misleads users by distorting the truth of events in a way that could cause harm." "Our intent is to protect users from things like shallow or deep fakes, so while this kind of content was broadly covered by our guidelines already, this update makes the policy clearer for our users." TikTok's General Manager Vanessa Pappas wrote in a statement. The deepfake ban is part of a broader set of policy changes meant to fight misinformation and election meddling.