Technology & Science
Hollywood Confronts ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 After Viral Cruise-Pitt Deepfake
On 13 Feb 2026 ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0, and within 24 hours the Motion Picture Association formally demanded the tool be shut down for mass copyright infringement after a 15-second AI clip of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt amassed over a million views.