Musk criticized for sharing deepfake video mocking Harris, “Violating X Rule by Himself”

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla [Ⓒ Yonhap News]

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, ‘[Digital Daily Reporter Byung-hoon Oh] Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is facing backlash for posting a deepfake video of US Vice President Kamala Harris on his social media ‘X’.’,
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, ‘According to multiple foreign news outlets such as The New York Times on the 27th (local time), Musk shared a manipulated video on ‘X’ with a mention of “impressive” along with a face-forged video of Vice President Harris.’,
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, ‘The manipulated video includes Vice President Harris saying, “I am a person of color and a woman,” and stating, “If you criticize me, I will call you a sexist and a racist.” Additionally, with manipulated audio, she criticizes President Joe Biden, saying, “He has lost his mind” and “knows nothing about running the country.”‘,
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, ‘The original video was a promotional video for Vice President Harris’ candidacy, but it was manipulated using deepfake technology by YouTuber ‘Mr. Reagan’.’,
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, ‘Although the video creator acknowledged it as a parody when it was released, Musk is facing criticism for sharing the video without disclosing that it was a parody. The video later garnered around 120 million views.’,
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, ‘In response, Harris’ election campaign immediately issued a statement of criticism. The campaign stated, “American people want the real freedom, opportunity, and security provided by Vice President Harris,” and added, “They do not want fake, manipulated lies from Elon Musk and Donald Trump.”‘,
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, ‘In connection with this, digital governance expert Alex Howard criticized on social media, saying, “This violates the policy of ‘Syntactic Media and Misleading Identity’ of social media ‘X’,” and questioning, “Are they allowing retroactive changes in rules tailored to the election period?”‘,
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, ‘Meanwhile, Elon Musk has expressed strong support for Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, through his social media.’,
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