Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
by Daniel Boffey Chief reporter from Technology | The Guardian on (#767CC)
Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square
A high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk's platform.
Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot.
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