Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

ph. Deepfakes pose serious dangers. Arkadiusz Warguła/iStock Layckan Van Gensen, Stellenbosch University Leanne Manas is a familiar face on South African televisions. Towards the end of 2023 the morning news presenter’s face showed up somewhere else: in bogus news stories and fake advertisements in which “she” appeared to promote various products or get-rich-quick