Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta’s Rollback of Election Safeguards

This press release from Representative Kevin Mullin (D-CA) was published on 2026-08-17 and titled "Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta’s Rollback of Election Safeguards".

Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta’s Rollback of Election Safeguards

Washington, D.C. – As artificial intelligence makes it increasingly easy to spread deepfakes and other deceptive political content, federal lawmakers are raising concerns that Meta’s rollback of election integrity safeguards could leave voters more vulnerable to misinformation and disinformation ahead of the 2026 elections. Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) is leading a coalition of 18 lawmakers in calling on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to... The post Lawmakers Raise Concerns Around Social Media Deepfakes, Meta’s Rollback of Election Safeguards appeared first on Congressman Kevin Mullin .