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YouTube told Aleteia on Thursday that the website had terminated the channel that was posting fake sermons attributed to Pope Leo XIV in his voice.
YouTube terminated a channel that was publishing fake, artificial intelligence-generated, "sermons" attributed to Pope Leo XIV that were "read" in his voice.
"We terminated the channel in question for violating our policies covering spam, deceptive practices, and scams," Jack Malon, a YouTube spokesperson, told Aleteia on Thursday, May 21.
The channel, named "Pope Leo XIV's Sermons," had almost 18,000 subscribers and nearly one million views on its 26 videos as of Wednesday, May 21, before it was taken down.
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YouTube terminated a channel that was publishing fake, artificial intelligence-generated, "sermons" attributed to Pope Leo XIV that were "read" in his voice.
"We terminated the channel in question for violating our policies covering spam, deceptive practices, and scams," Jack Malon, a YouTube spokesperson, told Aleteia on Thursday, May 21.
The channel, named "Pope Leo XIV's Sermons," had almost 18,000 subscribers and nearly one million views on its 26 videos as of Wednesday, May 21, before it was taken down.
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UPDATE: YouTube terminates channel of fake Pope Leo sermons
YouTube told Aleteia on Thursday that the website had terminated the channel that was posting fake sermons attributed to Pope Leo XIV in his voice.
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