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Facebook's Own Payouts Are Fueling AI Fakes of Australia's Leaders
Reset.Tech traced 200+ Australia-focused pages making fake Reels of Albanese, Taylor, Hanson and others — part of an 1,864-page network reaching 5.9 million users — and says Facebook creator payouts, not ideology, kept it running.
KijkenVroegste bronABC News (Australia)
Wat we eerst wisten
- 200+Australia-focused pages impersonating politicians
- 1,864Coordinated pages in global network
- 5.9MUsers reached by network pages
- More than 200 Australia-focused pages impersonated Albanese, Taylor, Hanson and others as part of a 1,864-page network reaching 5.9 million users.
- Roughly one in 10 network pages was monetized via Facebook creator payments; only one in three targeted posts was AI-labeled and one in 33 deleted.
Toen nog open
- No public confirmation of Meta removals, and no announced inquiry by eSafety, the Australian Electoral Commission or Home Affairs.
- The name of the Sri Lankan company behind the accounts and what it earned from the scheme.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether Meta removes the flagged pages or keeps paying them.
- Whether Australia or the six other targeted democracies treat commercial slopaganda as a security and electoral-integrity threat.
