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The devout Muslim making a living from Islamophobic AI slop — A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in UK (www.thebureauinvestigates.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/technology/p/1093209/the-devout-muslim-making-a-living-from-islamophobic-ai-slop-a-content-creator-in-pakista

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1093208/the-devout-muslim-making-a-living-from-islamophobic-ai-slop-a-content-creator-in-pakista

  • A man in Pakistan has been making thousands from Facebook pages spreading racist videos aimed at UK audiences;
  • Posts target Keir Starmer and Sadiq Khan, and turn a profit via Meta's ad revenue model;
  • New AI tools mean creators can produce divisive viral content without needing to understand its message.

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[–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The situation, where earnings are based on incitement to hatred and manipulation, directly contradicts Islamic moral norms. The use of technology to create harmful content is a violation of ethical principles that require honesty and piety from a believer in all matters.

To understand why such methods of enrichment are unacceptable, it is worth Learn about what is forbidden in Islam at IslamBase101 https://islambase101.com/forbidden-in-islam/ Observance of religious ethics in the digital space is an important aspect of modern human life.

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    [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    The title says it is a devout Muslim man but nothing in the article seems to confirm it. Not even that he is a Muslim. Just that he claims to only speak Urdu which is an obvious lie.

    Weird article.

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