A ruling by Meta’s independent oversight board has required the company to remove AI‑generated videos that depicted a Scottish Labour councillor and a Muslim campaigner, stating that the platform’s existing safeguards were insufficient. The board found that a fabricated clip showing the councillor making inflammatory remarks about refugees should have been taken down promptly, and it similarly criticised an altered video that placed a Muslim volunteer in a misleading context offering health advice while performing exaggerated exercises or eating junk food. Both pieces of synthetic media remained online longer than necessary, prompting the board to call for stronger detection measures and faster response protocols. The decision underscores growing scrutiny of deepfake content on social networks and the challenges faced by platforms in balancing free expression with the need to curb misinformation.