The social media platform formerly known as Twitter is facing pushback from advocates who say the service should be regulated to limit its use as a tool for spreading misinformation and deepfakes<\/p>\n
Sudbury Liberal MP Viviane Lapointe has quit X<\/a>, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n Lapointe\u2019s decision to exit the social media platform comes amid a broader pushback<\/a> against online misinformation, which has included sexual deepfakes (video\/images where a person\u2019s face, body and\/or voice has been digitally altered so they appear to do or say things they did not actually do or say).<\/p>\n Enabled by artificial intelligence tools, Lapointe wrote that acts of sexual exploitation have targeted women and children.<\/p>\n \u201cX\/Twitter\u2019s response does little to prevent or address the harm caused by their designed AI tools,\u201d she wrote. \u201cEntities that profit from these platforms have a responsibility and a duty to prevent harm, not promote.\u201d<\/p>\n This, she said, is why she has exited the platform.<\/p>\n \u201cOur office remains fully accessible, and we will continue to monitor for urgent issues,\u201d she wrote. \u201cYou can also find social media updates on Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Bluesky<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Lapointe also pledged \u201cto support efforts for stronger protections from harm and advocate for clear accountability from platform providers.\u201d<\/p>\n Last month, the Liberals tabled Bill C-16<\/a>, which aims \u201cto protect victims and keep kids safe from predators<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Among its provisions would be a prohibition on the distribution of non-consensual sexual deepfakes.<\/p>\n The legislation also proposes increased penalties for various sexual crimes, including the non-consentual distribution of intimate images, including deepfakes.<\/p>\n Despite the proliferation of deepfakes on X, federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Soloman said the government would not ban the platform, according to reporting by The Globe and Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Liberal Party of Canada has continued<\/a> to use the platform.<\/p>\n