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Apr 15 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Twitter is taking steps to thwart a potential hostile takeover by Elon Musk, and right-wing propagandist Jack Posobiec is expressing his displeasure by retweeting a two-month old account with 26 followers and a GAN-generated face pic because of course he is. #AltWankers Image
GAN-generated face pics (such as the profile pic used by @JamesClayborn5, the account amplified by Jack Posobiec) have the fingerprint that the main facial features are in the same position on each image. This becomes obvious when one blends multiple GAN faces together.
Apparently in addition to the GAN-generated face, the @JamesClayborn5 account also has used at least one stolen photo. Impersonation is, of course, a violation of Twitter rules.
Adding this screenshot since it wasn't clear to everyone from the original screenshot that Posobiec retweeted the GAN-faced account's tweet. Image

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