Expert talk with Dr. Bernd Zywietz (1): What are deepfakes?
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The Pope in a thick white down jacket, Donald Trump forcibly taken away in handcuffs and Olaf Scholz applies for an AfD ban. There are many fake images and videos of well-known people, so-called deepfakes. With some images, it is easier for viewers to recognize that they are fakes. For example, because a person has too many fingers or teeth. With others, however, the fake is almost impossible to recognize. This is because deepfakes, which can be created using generative AI, are getting better and better. Dr. Bernd Zywietz from jugendschutz.net explains what we can understand by deepfakes and what we should know about their origin.
Dr. Bernd Zywietz is Head of Political Extremism at jugendschutz.net and deals with the topic of deepfakes in this context. Information about jugendschutz.net and the possibility to report illegal deepfakes on the internet can be found here: www.jugendschutz.net.
The klicksafe expert talk on the topic of "Deepfakes and extremism" is part of the klicksafe campaign "No likes for lies" for Safer Internet Day 2025. The campaign focuses on empowering young people to recognize extremism, populism and deepfakes online in good time and to be able to deal with them. All information on SID 2025 can be found at: www.klicksafe.de/sid25
