Deepfake content ‘explosion’ lies ahead

Don’t click here: Adverts on Facebook, purporting to feature well-known people such as Elon Musk, Johann Rupert and Leanne Manas direct users to Banxso and Afrimarkets.

Prominent people such as Elon Musk, Johann Rupert and Leanne Manas have been victims on social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube, and so have primary school children.

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