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Take-Two Boss Gives Hope For LA Noire 2 And Other Sequels

Take-Two Boss Gives Hope For LA Noire 2 And Other Sequels https://ift.tt/EKd1RNT At the inaugural iicon event in Las Vegas today, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick gave a speech in which he gave some hope--but not much--for sequels to L.A. Noire and others. Zelnick was asked if Take-Two was planning to do more with L.A. Noire. He said, "Yes," before saying, "You never know," according to Game File . More broadly, Zelnick said Take-Two is constantly thinking about where it could take all of its franchises. "The answer broadly is we're looking at doing something in the future with all of our intellectual property, but nothing to announce," he said, adding that any announcement about a Rockstar franchise would come from Rockstar, not Take-Two. Continue Reading at GameSpot

Twitch Is Taking Action On Deepfake Porn

Twitch Is Taking Action On Deepfake Porn https://ift.tt/3f8ztA0

Twitch has finally released a statement about deepfake pornography after an incident in January involving multiple high-profile streamers. The company has vowed to take immediate action, which includes a change to the platform's policy, consulting with an online safety expert, and a Creator Camp to help streamers protect themselves.

The blog post says that although deepfake porn isn't a problem on Twitch, which has pre-existing guidelines banning explicit content, it is an issue that affects mostly female streamers who use or are partnered with the platform. "Though we have the most control over what happens on our own service, we want to help streamers protect themselves or respond quickly to this kind of situation anywhere it arises," the statement from Twitch reads.

To that end, Twitch is updating its policies to include harsher penalties for anyone on its platform caught promoting, creating, or sharing this kind of imagery. The policy update includes a new term for what is generally known as "deepfake porn," with Twitch labelling it "synthetic non-consensual exploitative images" or "synthetic NCEI" for short. Twitch explains that the term "pornography" is inappropriate, as porn should refer to consensual acts undertaken by willing performers, while "synthetic images" is used to make sure the policy covers the breadth of techniques that could be used to create non-consensual imagery.

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