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One way that we technical folk can help prevent this is by purchasing a domain that we can call our own and then host a website that's very clear: "If my image or voice is used in a piece of digital media that is not linked here from this domain, it was not produced by me."

That, and cryptographic materials being used to sign stuff too.

I think that's possibly the best we can hope for from a technical perspective as well as waiting for the legal system to catch up.

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But, but, it sounds so realistic! Listen kiddo, I dunno what 'cryptographic signatures' are, all I know is it sounds exactly like movedx saying they likes pineapple on pizza, and I know what I heard, sounds just like them, heard them dozen of times on TV, must have been an undercover journalist who exposed them, I say a person who likes pineapple on pizza is not welcome in my house whatever you say, now be gone!

used the wrong example there, pineapple on pizza is a nice, delicious, refreshing topping

Dude I am not going in give real examples, I live in a country with lynch mobs, remember?

But the point was, doesn't have to be lynch mobs, for developed countries, even 'lesser' consequences are stull terrifying.

Imagine everyone in your office giving you the stink eye after lunch and you being fired by HR 'at-will', and not knowing what exactly caused it, after all the day started so normally...

Fine, then use dead rats on pizza. Don't focus on the letter of the example when you clearly understand the spirit. Conversation on HN aims to be better than that. Don’t reply with shallow dismissals, steel man the other person’s argument.

Your account is a week old and half your comments are dead. I recommend referring to the guidelines.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man#Steelmanning

did the point of the analogie fly over your head so completely

You are wrong.

But that doesn't account for the situation, of course you aren't going to post the illegal stuff you say. And then that gives you a blank to cheque to say what you like in private and say "Well, it isn't on my site, so it must be fake, right?"

Honestly, we're in a post truth era at the moment. There's so much misinformation out there that a 5 second google query can disprove, but it doesn't solve any arguments. That kind of cryprographic verification will only help you in court. There will probably be irrevocable pr damage even if you win that court case though.

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