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Cuban alleges Meta runs deepfake scam ads; internal documents reportedly estimate $16B
Hacker News reports Mark Cuban says Meta runs AI deepfake scam ads using his likeness, while Meta disputes internal scam-revenue documents.
The short version
- Mark Cuban says AI deepfake ads using his face and voice to sell a diabetes cure run on Meta platforms.[Hacker News]
- Internal Meta documents, as reported by Reuters, showed the company expected about $16 billion from scam and prohibited-product ads.[Hacker News]
- Meta says the documents present a selective view and calls the 10% estimate rough and overly inclusive; the claims remain disputed.[Hacker News]
Key facts
- Mark Cuban stated on an August episode of the Pivot podcast that AI deepfake scam ads using his face and voice to sell a diabetes cure run on Meta platforms.[Hacker News]
- Reuters reported on internal Meta documents showing the company expected roughly $16 billion, or about 10% of its 2024 revenue, from ads pushing scams and prohibited products.[Hacker News]
- Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the documents present a selective view and called the company's 10% estimate rough and overly inclusive.[Hacker News]
What remains uncertain
- Meta disputes the characterization of the internal documents, so the scale of scam-ad revenue remains contested.[Hacker News]
- The story rests on a single outlet's summary of Cuban's statements and Reuters' reporting on documents; the underlying documents were not independently reviewed here.[Hacker News]
Sources
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