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YouTube's updated Community Guidelines now explicitly state the platform is expanding likeness detection technology to protect civic leaders and journalists from deepfakes and synthetic media, not just creators and artists. This broadens the scope of automated protection against manipulated video and audio content. While the change does not alter user obligations or remove rights, it signals that detection and enforcement of synthetic media policies may increase for content involving public figures and professional journalists.
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"Chúng tôi luôn nỗ lực để đảm bảo nội dung vi phạm không có nhiều lượt xem hoặc thậm chí là hoàn toàn chưa được xem trước khi bị gỡ bỏExcerpt from YouTube's Community Guidelines
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The clause states: “Chúng tôi luôn nỗ lực để đảm bảo nội dung vi phạm không có nhiều lượt xem hoặc thậm chí là hoàn toàn chưa được xem trước khi bị gỡ bỏ”
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