“Indian Government to enforce new regulations to combat deepfakes: Union Minister of IT Ashwini Vaishnav”, Organiser, November 23, 2023:
“The Indian government will begin work on a regulation dedicated to tackling deepfakes, the Minister of Electronics and Information Ashvini Vaishnav said on November 23, 2023. He said after the meeting with social media platforms, concerns mount over the use of technology to spread disinformation. “We will start drafting the regulations today itself, and within a very short timeline, we will have a new regulation to counter deepfakes,” Vaishnav said.
Apart from that, within the next ten days, the government would come up with clear, actionable items in four pillars, the first being the detection of deepfakes and misinformation, how to prevent the spread of misinformation, how to strengthen reporting mechanisms, in-app reporting mechanism have to strengthen and increased awareness, the minister said.
The new legislation will also go through a new act, new rules, and new amendments to existing rules, Vaishnav said, adding that all social media companies agreed that labelling and watermarking of deepfakes were necessary…..”
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