Lessons for the Philippines: AI content surge bypassed Brazil's election rules -- report
Source: Rappler
Published on: 2026-10-26 23:57
This is AI-generated. Read the article for full context. Report any errors. Political maneuvering for the 2028 Philippine polls is expected to begin early next year, and Brazil's 2026 presidential election offers a look ahead at the digital threat landscape. During the first round of Brazil's race, AI political content appeared in feeds nearly once per hour, according to fact-checking agency Agência Lupa. Through its VigIA project, Lupa confirmed that 920 of 1,941 election-related posts were AI-generated from August 16 to September 28. Over half (60%) were deepfakes, which are synthetic media depicting real people doing something they never did. Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has regulated AI in elections since 2024, banning deepfakes while requiring disclosure labels for other AI campaign materials. However, the court ruled in September that the deepfake ban applies to cont...
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