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Germany criminalizes deepfakes, bot farm activity persists

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Germany is advancing a new law to criminalize the creation and possession of sexual deepfakes and rape videos, aiming to strengthen regulations against digital violence. This move addresses a legal gap where such content, if for private use, was not explicitly prohibited. Meanwhile, reports suggest that Russian bot farms may still be active, despite claims of reduced traffic following drone strikes on Yandex, which appear to have impacted web crawlers rather than disinformation campaigns. AI

IMPACT Legislation in Germany signals a growing global effort to regulate AI-generated harmful content, while bot farm activity highlights persistent challenges in combating online disinformation.

RANK_REASON The cluster covers new legislative action by a national government and ongoing geopolitical disinformation tactics. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Politico: Germany moves to criminalize sexual deepfakes and rape videos. “The German government has approved a draft law on digital violence Wednesday in a bid

    Politico: Germany moves to criminalize sexual deepfakes and rape videos. “The German government has approved a draft law on digital violence Wednesday in a bid to tighten the rules on rape videos and pornographic deepfakes. The possession and production of videos depicting rape a…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Verge: Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex. “Social media users have claimed they’ve noticed less traffic on

    The Verge: Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex. “Social media users have claimed they’ve noticed less traffic on posts by MAGA-affiliated accounts, as well as those associated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. S…

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