New Delhi:
Social media giant Meta's Oversight Board has invited public comments to decide on actions to be taken against AI-generated obscene images in two cases related to public figures in India and the US.
One of the two cases involves an AI-generated image of a naked woman posted on Instagram, according to the board, which decides on content moderation.
“The image was created using artificial intelligence (AI) to resemble a public figure from India. The account that posted this content only shares AI-generated images of Indian women. The majority of users who commented, has accounts in India, where deepfakes are being used increasingly as a problem,” the report said.
Meta has sought public opinion on the issue even as the Ministry of Electronics and IT has already asked social media companies to remove AI-generated fake images and videos and issued an advisory asking these platforms to strictly adhere to it.
Fake or distorted images and videos of several Indian actresses, including Rashmika Mandanna and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, have gone viral on social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook and X.
The board said that in the India case, a user reported the content to Meta for pornography, but the report was automatically closed because it was not reviewed within 48 hours.
“The user then appealed to the board. After the board selected this case, Meta determined that its decision to leave the content up was in error and removed the post for violating the community standard for bullying and harassment” , the board said.
As per the IT Rules 2021, an online platform is required to remove full or partial nudity within 24 hours of receiving a complaint.
The board also sought public opinion on a case in the US where an AI-generated obscene image of an American celebrity was posted in a Facebook group.
The majority of users who responded to the post have accounts in the US, the board said.
In this case, the image was already considered a violation of Facebook's Community Standards and was removed.
The public comment window for this case will be open for 14 days until April 30, the board said.
The Supervisory Board did not mention the names or details of the celebrities.
However, the post shared a link of a news article that mentioned the names of Indian and American celebrities who were affected by such content.
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