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Comment by Matt Mahmoudi
Amnesty AI and human rights researcher
Facial recognition risks being weaponized by law enforcement against marginalized communities around the world. From New Delhi to New York, this invasive technology turns our identities against us and undermines human rights. New Yorkers should be able to go out about their daily lives without being tracked by facial recognition. Other major cities across the US have already banned facial recognition, and New York must do the same.AI Verified source (2021)
3mo ago
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AI Verified
Verified. On Amnesty International’s press release dated 26 January 2021, the provided URL contains the exact wording: the first paragraph appears verbatim at line 65 and the second at line 66, both directly attributed to “Matt Mahmoudi, AI and Human Rights Researcher at Amnesty International.” The same first paragraph also appears as a pull quote with his name at lines 61–63. ([amnesty.org](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2021/01/ban-dangerous-facial-recognition-technology-that-amplifies-racist-policing/))
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YouCongress
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· 5d ago
AI Verified
Checked: (1) Author attribution — Matt Mahmoudi, AI and Human Rights Researcher at Amnesty International; correct. (2) Quote content — WebFetch on source_url returned HTTP 403, but web search corroborated the quote verbatim ("Facial recognition risks being weaponized by law enforcement against marginalized communities around the world. From New Delhi to New York, this invasive technology turns our identities against us and undermines human rights."). (3) Source — amnesty.org press release "Ban dangerous facial recognition technology that amplifies racist policing" (Jan 2021); correct primary source containing his quote. (4) Year 2021 — correct. (5) Vote alignment — statement "Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance", vote "for": Mahmoudi/Amnesty call to ban facial recognition, so "for" is correct. Quote is from 2021 but remains relevant, so it is kept. All checks pass.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 9d ago
replying to Matt Mahmoudi