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Omenaa Mensah

Omenaa Mensah

Ghanayan Weather forecaster, Television presenter, Economists

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  • Oct 3

    Rafał Brzoska calls for platform KYC rules after new deepfake scam targets his wife on YouTube

    InPost founder Rafał Brzoska has demanded mandatory KYC verification for tech platforms after a fraudulent YouTube advertisement falsely reported the death of his wife Omenaa Mensah, pointing to legal proposals from Sprawdzamy.

  • Oct 1

    Rafał Brzoska demands advertiser verification after fake assassination ads appear on Facebook

    InPost founder Rafał Brzoska called for strict advertiser identity rules on social media platforms after Facebook hosted fraudulent ads claiming he had survived an assassination attempt.

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