YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.

The tool, previously only available to Hollywood stars and some top YouTube creators, will allow these high-profile users to flag deepfakes or other AI-generated content that features their likeness.

The tool aims to protect users at the center of political discourse and identify AI-generated videos that resemble their appearance.

Social media companies are under pressure to crack down on so-called deepfake videos that use deceptive images of real people.

YouTube has expanded its testing area for direct messaging on the app from just Ireland and Poland to 31 countries in Europe, as of March 3, 2026.

The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis.

A strange bug is affecting YouTube mobile app users, causing banner ads to stick permanently over the fullscreen videos.

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