Dear Friend –

With the U.S. elections just weeks away, deepfakes—AI-generated videos, images, and audio that blur the line between truth and fiction—pose a grave threat to democracy.

From deceptive and fake AI-generated photos of President Donald Trump to Elon Musk sharing a manipulated campaign video with AI-generated audio of Vice President Kamala Harris, there’s no doubt that deepfakes are already posing a serious threat to our shared sense of what is real – and to our democratic integrity. [1][2][3]

Yet, the five biggest social media companies have done little to stop the spread of confusion on their platforms, and we’re not letting them off the hook. With other civil society organizations, we’re launching our No Deepfakes for Democracy campaign to pressure the top five social media companies to step up and stop the spread of electoral deepfakes. Add your name to the petition on our new website to demand social media platforms stop the spread of dangerous deepfakes for our democracy:

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These platforms, with their massive reach, have a responsibility to protect users and our democracy by:

Prohibiting deceptive deepfakes of election officials, processes, and candidates.
Requiring clear labeling of all AI-generated political content.
Partnering with researchers to track and combat the spread of electoral deepfakes.

Realistic deepfakes are already being weaponized by bad faith actors to spread disinformation, perpetuate sexual abuse, fuel fraud, and erode trust. [4] The stakes couldn’t be higher with U.S. elections just weeks away. We need immediate action, but we’re up against some of the biggest and most powerful companies on Earth. So, if you can, please also consider chipping in a generous donation today to help us stop the spread of deepfakes.

Thank you for taking action,

Nicole Gill
Co-founder and Executive Director
Accountable Tech

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