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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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"ẩn một số người dùng, chặn từ ngữ, chỉ định đặc quyền kiểm duyệt và làm nhiều việc khácExcerpt from YouTube's Community Guidelines
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The clause states: “ẩn một số người dùng, chặn từ ngữ, chỉ định đặc quyền kiểm duyệt và làm nhiều việc khác”
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