*An attorney for Bishop T.D. Jakes has filed a motion to subpoena Google, YouTube’s parent company, to identify the creators of four accounts accused of spreading AI-generated misinformation about the celebrity pastor.
According to NBC News, the accounts, reportedly based in various countries, allegedly used AI tools to create deceptive content, including voice-overs and thumbnails. The lawsuit highlights concerns over YouTube’s handling of AI-generated misinformation, despite the platform’s recent push to expand AI-driven content.
The motion filed in the Northern District of California seeks information about the identities of four YouTube account holders, reportedly based in Pakistan, South Africa, the Philippines, and Kenya, as stated in their accounts’ ‘About’ sections.”
Over the past year, Bishop T.D. Jakes has been featured in hundreds of YouTube videos garnering millions of views, many spreading misinformation linked to allegations involving disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“These YouTubers are purportedly using the sordid and sensational allegations revolving around Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to attack, humiliate, degrade, and defame Bishop Jakes—and many other prominent black celebrities—with manufactured claims that he is guilty of the same crimes and other lewd and repulsive conduct as Mr. Combs,” the motion said. “In other words, YouTubers are using Bishop Jakes’s prominence as clickbait to attract unwitting users to view their knowingly false videos for their (and possibly other foreign companies’) financial gain.”
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Diddy is facing numerous abuse accusations from multiple women (and men), with court documents alleging that he roughed up the victims at his drug-fueled “freak off” parties in the early 2000s. The father of seven could be sentenced to life in prison if he is convicted on federal charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and transporting individuals for prostitution.
Since his arrest in September, Puffy has been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center and denied bail multiple times due to being considered a flight risk and concerns of witness tampering. According to reports, he was placed on suicide watch during his first week in custody but was removed from it shortly thereafter. P. Diddy will return to court on March 17.
Meanwhile, The Blast reports that the rapper has withdrawn his bail appeal, effectively ending efforts to secure release ahead of his trial next year.
Last week, Judge Arun Subramanian permitted Combs to use a jail-provided laptop exclusively for reviewing discovery materials in preparation for his sex crimes trial that begins in May 2025.
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