Deepfakes Beware: Indian Government Issues Stern Warning to Social Media Platforms!
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has announced that social media companies will have seven days to adjust their terms of service and other policies to address deep-fakes and other potential user inconveniences related to India’s artificial intelligence (AI). laws and regulations.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced the decision on social media platforms after a meeting on deep fakes. He mentioned that content that violates Rule 3(1)b of the current IT rules, which requires certain content to be removed within 36 hours of user complaints, could face action.
On Deep fake issue, MoS Electronics & Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, “We have further informed the platforms that from today onwards, MeitY and the Government of India will nominate a Rule Seven officer and will take a 100% compliance expectation from all the platforms…… pic.twitter.com/p4k7UgMYbL— ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023
Chandrasekhar also announced on social media platforms that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Government of India will nominate seven officers under the rule.
“The expectation is 100 percent compliance across all platforms. This compliance measure spans multiple categories of prohibited content on the Indian Internet, covering concerns such as deep counterfeiting and child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the minister said.
He mentioned that the Rule Seven officer is responsible for creating a user-friendly platform where citizens can easily report violations of the platform. Rule Seven officials use this information from the digital platform to promptly address reported issues, simplifying the process for citizens to report violations to the government.
Recently, after meeting representatives of major social media platforms and other stakeholders, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that India is drafting new rules to detect deep fakes and curb their spread.
The new regulation also strengthens the process for people to report such deepfake videos. “Social media companies share our concerns and understand that deep fakes are not freedom of speech. They understand the need for regulation for this and we are starting to draft a regulation,” Vaishnaw said.
The IT Ministry is also considering imposing sanctions on the creators of deepfake videos.
