The Deepfake Democracy

<p>In The Deepfake Democracy Dr. Nouridin Melo delivers a groundbreaking examination of how synthetic media AI-generated videos audio and text are reshaping politics governance and public trust. As deepfake technology evolves from a niche threat to a mainstream weapon of misinformation democracies worldwide face an unprecedented crisis: the collapse of shared reality.</p><p>This book is structured in four parts:</p><p>The Digital Deception Revolution - An exploration of deepfake technology's origins capabilities and rapid weaponization in electoral interference state-sponsored disinformation and social media manipulation.</p><p>The Erosion of Democratic Foundations - An analysis of how synthetic media fuels political polarization undermines institutional trust and creates an epistemological crisis where citizens no longer agree on basic facts.</p><p>Detection and Defense Mechanisms - A survey of cutting-edge countermeasures from AI-powered forensics and blockchain verification to legal frameworks and platform accountability.</p><p>Rebuilding Democratic Resilience - A visionary blueprint for restoring trust through media literacy institutional reforms and international cooperation.</p><p>Melo combines rigorous research with real-world case studies from election tampering in India to AI-generated propaganda in the U.S. and beyond to illustrate the scale of the threat. Yet this is not a dystopian lament; it is a call to action. The Deepfake Democracy offers policymakers technologists and citizens the tools to safeguard truth before it becomes obsolete.</p><p>At stake is nothing less than the future of democracy itself. Will we succumb to a post-truth politics or can we forge a new social contract one where technology serves democracy rather than destroys it? This book provides the answers.</p>