Extremists turn propaganda into SI cartoons with SpongeBob to evade moderation
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Generative SI makes disguising dangerous content almost free, so platforms will have to recognize the meaning of videos, not just familiar imagery.
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) described a trend it calls "slop jihad": extremist supporters generate SI videos in the style of fan edits, memes and cartoons, for example a remake of an ISIS execution with fish from SpongeBob SquarePants in orange jumpsuits. Researchers tracked 150 such videos in 71 TikTok accounts over six months, with 5.4 million views. Stylized content is not recognized by systems trained on familiar jihadist symbolism and reaches teenagers more effectively.
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