Manipulated Minds: Political and Social Factors Enabling Deepfake Impact in Pakistan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62997/rl.2024.31051Keywords:
False Propaganda, Social Image, Political Stance, Fake News, Misuse of Technology, Artificial IntelligenceAbstract
This research evaluates the political and socioeconomic factors that allow deepfake technology growth and spread within Pakistan by analyzing their effects on public vulnerability to digital disinformation. The increasing availability of deepfakes transforms information reception methods as well as the methods politicians use to frame narratives, since deepfakes now appear realistic. The analysis requires attention to three main elements: insufficient digital literacy, political and ethnic rivalry, and online media habits that support the spread of biased content through social media echo chambers. Deepfake content finds success in the politically segregated cultural climate of Pakistan, which confuses viewers between genuine and fake elements and information versus deliberate distortion. The research explains that deepfakes have a strong impact because of the combination of technological advances and existing societal weaknesses and political distrust. This paper asserts that enhanced media literacy, along with institutional safeguards and better public awareness, will serve as key elements for fighting deepfake deception that affects Pakistan's democratic communication methods.
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