- Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and the new owner of the rebranded Twitter platform, X, has announced a new tool to combat deepfake scams on the social media platform.
- The tool, an update to Community Notes, offers improved image matching and is expected to increase the coverage of X posts by approximately 30%.
- Despite rumors and requests from the crypto community, Musk has not confirmed plans to add any specific cryptocurrency as a payment option on X.
Elon Musk announces a new tool on X to combat deepfake scams, while the crypto community eagerly awaits the integration of cryptocurrency payments on the platform.
Elon Musk Introduces Anti-Deepfake Tool on X
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the new owner of the rebranded Twitter platform, X, has announced a new tool to combat deepfake scams on the platform. The tool is an update to Community Notes, a feature on the X app that provides corrections to posts and warns readers about fake or misleading information. The update includes improved image matching, which Musk believes will make a significant difference in defeating deepfakes and shallowfakes.
Community Notes Update to Increase Coverage of X Posts
The Community Notes update is expected to increase the coverage of X posts by approximately 30%. This means that the feature will be able to identify and flag a larger number of posts that contain similar or identical images, thereby helping to combat the spread of deepfake scams. The announcement of this update has been met with excitement from the X and crypto communities, with many users expressing their gratitude to Musk and the Community Notes team.
Crypto Community Eager for Cryptocurrency Integration on X
Despite the excitement surrounding the new anti-deepfake tool, many in the crypto community are eagerly awaiting the integration of cryptocurrency payments on X. An XRP activist, known as @XRPcryptowolf, jokingly asked Musk when XRP payments would be available on X. However, Musk has not confirmed any plans to add any specific cryptocurrency as a payment option on the platform. The Dogecoin community, of which Musk is a big fan, is also hopeful that DOGE will be added as a payment option, although no recent statements from Musk have been spotted yet.
Conclusion
While the introduction of the new anti-deepfake tool on X is a significant development, the crypto community remains hopeful for the integration of cryptocurrency payments on the platform. Despite rumors and requests, Musk has not confirmed any plans to add any specific cryptocurrency as a payment option on X. However, with the platform planning to launch internal payments later this year, the possibility of cryptocurrency integration remains a topic of interest.
