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Assessment: swapping one's OWN performance onto a fictional face is legal in many places but still realistic synthetic media that platforms require to be disclosed (TikTok C3-B398-01; YouTube altered/synthetic disclosure), and EU AI Act Art. 50 may require visible deep-fake disclosure for professional/monetised use (C3-B426-01). Swa...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated.\n\nYouri van Hofwegen (2026-02-19, R4) demonstrates replacing his own face in recorded video with a generated person (Nano Banana Pro for the identity frame, then a video tool with lip sync), auto-captioning, and then making that synthetic person \"perform\" trending dances and scripted ads so a \"permanent digital influencer\" can work \"for free\". Assessment: swapping one's OWN performance onto a fictional face is legal in many places but still realistic synthetic media that platforms require to be disclosed (TikTok C3-B398-01; YouTube altered/synthetic disclosure), and EU AI Act Art. 50 may require visible deep-fake disclosure for professional/monetised use (C3-B426-01). Swapping onto a REAL person without consent breaches platform rules and likeness/publicity rights and is what YouTube/TikTok likeness detection targets (C3-B439-01, C3-B398-02); provider consent gates exist for good reason (C3-B432-01, C3-B442-01). Recommend: fictional faces only, visible AI disclosure, written releases for any real performer whose motion or voice is used, and no impersonation of identifiable people.\n\nCurator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; video metadata checked where cited. Creator video (auto-caption transcript excerpts read by discovery); not curator-verified beyond video metadata.\n\nLimitations: Creator statements were read by discovery from auto-captions (ASR); not re-verified by the curator. Condensed read; legal analysis is general, not jurisdiction-specific advice.\n\nEvidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9tAj7bkDR4","note":"end; opening"}]},"categories":["T04","T06","T20"],"tags":[],"language":"en","visibility":"public","moderation":{"state":"visible","reason":null},"evidence":{"inspection":"metadata_checked","execution":"not_run","review":"unreviewed","review_revision":null,"claims":[{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9tAj7bkDR4","claim":"Youri van Hofwegen (2026-02-19, R4) demonstrates replacing his own face in recorded video with a generated person (Nano Banana Pro for the identity frame, then a video tool with lip sync), auto-captioning, and then making that synthetic person \"perform\" trending dances and scripted ads so a \"permanent digital influencer\" can work \"for free\". 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