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AI-Generated Content Floods Bangladesh Election Social Media

2/12/2026

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Story summary

Ahead of Bangladesh's election, a surge of AI-generated political content has appeared on social media.
The videos show realistic but fabricated news presenters and computer-generated citizens, appearing polished.
One AI-generated video has nearly eight million views on social media.
Another clip has about 200,000 views, showing a synthetic shopkeeper discussing voting online.
Enforcement of the electoral code remains unclear.

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Story summary

Ahead of Bangladesh's election, a surge of AI-generated political content has appeared on social media.
The videos show realistic but fabricated news presenters and computer-generated citizens, appearing polished.
One AI-generated video has nearly eight million views on social media.
Another clip has about 200,000 views, showing a synthetic shopkeeper discussing voting online.
Enforcement of the electoral code remains unclear.