Reface, an a16z-backed synthetic media app that’s developed out of Ukraine, has added push notifications informing its ~200 million-strong global user-base about Russia’s invasion of the country — urging people to #StandWithUkraine, including by watermarking face-swapped videos created with the app.
All videos created in the app are now being watermarked with the Ukrainian flag and the #StandWithUkraine hashtag.
On first opening the app after this update, it also displays an image of civilians sheltering in Kyiv, with a caption that describes the picture as “evidence” of Russia attacking Ukraine.
The message also calls for Russia to be excluded from the SWIFT international banking payment system — in order to “stop the war”.
Reface said another incoming update to the app will urge all users to “Make a statement against war in Ukraine”.
It is also pointing users towards resources …
