Galaxy S23 Ultra ad marked ‘fake’ on Twitter

The ability of the Galaxy S23 Ultra to take moon photos, which was discussed by a Reddit user last month, once again gave Samsung a headache. Even after the company denied the accusations, A new ad campaign for premium mobile has been flagged as fake on Twitter.

as reported 9to5Google This Monday (24), social network users are taking advantage of the “Community Notes” function to warn against alleged misinformation. In its ad, the South Korean giant highlights the power of the 200 MP camera and invites consumers to share photos of the night sky.

However, the warning under the tweet puts the manufacturer in a difficult situation. “Samsung phones use digitally ‘fake’ images of the Moon to make them look sharper,” the text written by microblogging users citing a report to support the warning, says.

When spending advertising dollars hurts your brand?? pic.twitter.com/MCZ8FYpEl9

—David ImeI (@DurvidImel) 23 April 2023

According to Elon Musk’s company, the platform’s new functionality, already available in Brazil, aims to “create a better-informed world by empowering people on Twitter to add context to potentially misleading tweets.” Notes are publicly viewed after they’ve been rated as helpful by enough contributors..

Artificial intelligence

Shortly after Samsung was accused of falsifying Moon photos taken with the Galaxy S23 Ultra, it announced that the data captured by the sensor was used in conjunction with artificial intelligence mechanisms. The technology emphasizes certain aspects of photography, such as sharpness, which results in a “cleaner” image of the natural satellite.

HE The spatial zoom feature has been used by the tech giant for several years to improve photos of celestial objects. registered on the brand’s mobile phones. Regarding the flagged ad, it still appears on the company’s official profile, but there was no warning when we viewed the tweet.