authentic-sounding words into the mouths of adversaries(敌手)-be they colleagues or heads of state. 58. Voice banking is the recording of one?s natural voice . A. for the possibility of losing one?s voice B. without a long time but at a high cost C. with emphasis on various emotions D. in the form of repeated sentences
59. What can be done with the new app according to the passage? A. Voices can be cloned very cheaply online. B. New uses may be developed to cut the cost. C. People may imitate speech easily and precisely. D. Parents can type their voices in a home recorder. 60. What can we infer from the passage? A. The new software is fundamentally insecure. B. Language cannot be switched very naturally. C. Some safely measures have already been taken. D. People can recognise cloned speech without effort.
C
THREE jihadist (圣战分子) attacks in Britain have led to a flood of suggestions about how to fight terrorism, from more police and tougher prison sentences to new legal powers. But one idea has gained popularity that Internet firms are doing the jihadists? work for them. Technology giants, such as Google and Facebook, are accused of turning a blind eye to violent online propaganda (宣传) and other platforms of allowing terrorists to communicate with each other out of reach of the intelligence services.
It is only the latest such charge. The technology firms have also been condemned for allowing the spread of fake news to make profits. In the past they were accused of enabling people to escape copyright and of hosting child pornography (色情).
For as long as there have been data networks, people have exploited them to cause harm. The Internet, with billions of users and unlimited processing power, is the most powerful network of all. It was bound to become the focus of wrongdoers.
That does not mean it should be wrapped in government red tape. Openness online is especially valuable because it allows “permissionless” innovation. Anyone can publish an article, upload a video or distribute a piece of software lo a global audience. Freedom from the responsibilities that burden other media companies has served
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