In recent weeks, the Israel-Hamas conflict has seen a sharp rise in fake videos and photos being posted to social media in a bid to mislead internet users and sow confusion and doubt.
A video posted to social media claimed to show Hamas fighters shooting down an Israeli war helicopter in Gaza.Another video claimed to show Israeli jets bombing targets in northern Gaza.Dr Eileen Culloty is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communications at Dublin City University."There is a sad and sorry history of people using dehumanising rhetoric to justify crimes in war, so none of that is new," Dr Culloty said.
It is a job that will fall to the newly established media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, from February of next year."If the tech firms comply with their obligations there won't be any need for us to be tough with them but our role will go beyond disinformation and we will be making sure that all their obligations under the Digital Services Act and under our Online Safety Code are complied with," Mr Godfrey said.
Posts showing political leaders or celebrities appearing to say words they never actually spoke can help amplify false messages online.VidayoPro CEO Brendan Kavanagh said artificial intelligence shouldn't be seen as the enemy when it comes to the spread of disinformation. Tomorrow is the deadline for members of the public to have their say on the development of a new National Counter Disinformation Strategy.
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