A Facebook video promoting a fake online gaming platform called PH888.COM using deepfake technology impersonating ABS-CBN newscaster Karen Davila and Pragmatic Play’s Irina Cornides has been flagged by Pagcor. The platform is not licensed by Pagcor and the ad uses misleading claims about guaranteed jackpots. This incident highlights the growing issue of AI-manipulated disinformation in the Philippines.
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The gaming app promoted in the misleading video is not on Pagcor’s list of licensed electronic and offshore gaming platformsThe Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation launched an online gaming platform in partnership with a global software developer company.: The Facebook ad was posted by a page with over 1,100 followers and has already gained 24,300 likes, 3,200 comments, and 352 shares as of this writing.
The video begins with a supposed news report by ABS-CBN newscaster Karen Davila about the launch of a new online gaming platform, PH888.COM, by Pagcor. The platform is purportedly developed in partnership with a global software company called “Problematic Play.” The advertisement promotes the platform as a safe gaming app, assuring players they will win the jackpot prize within a week.Based on Pagcor’s List of Service Providers and Registered Domains/URLs as of December 18, 2024, PH888.com is not on the list of licensedlast July 2024 during a Senate committee hearing, the government-owned and -controlled corporation revealed that it had identified and blocked a total of 5,793 illegal online gaming websites.
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