Meta and X questioned by US legislators over AI-generated political deepfakes

Mark Zuckerberg (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

US legislators are calling on social media platforms X, Facebook and Instagram to explain why they are not imposing labels on deceptive AI-generated political advertisements that could fake a candidate’s voice or actions.

Two Democratic members of Congress have sent a letter to Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and X boss Linda Yaccarino expressing “serious concerns” about the emergence of AI-generated political ads on their platforms and asking them to explain any rules they are crafting to curb the harms to free and fair elections.