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X Will Penalize Creators Who Share AI-Generated War Videos Without Disclosure

X will boot creators off of its revenue sharing program for failing to disclose when videos depicting war are made with AI.

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X to require AI labels on armed conflict videos from paid creators, citing ‘times of war’

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X says it will suspend creators from revenue-sharing program for unlabeled AI posts of ‘armed conflict’

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