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India puts tech firms on notice over deepfakes inaction
India has warned tech companies that it is prepared to impose bans if they fail to take active measures against deepfake videos, a senior government India has warned tech companies that it is prepared to impose bans if they fail to take active measures against deepfake videos, a senior government figure said.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Deputy IT Minister, said the ministry plans to amend the nation’s IT Rules by next week to establish definitive laws counteracting deepfakes. Chandrasekhar said the ministry has bluntly informed technology platforms that failure to effectively combat deepfakes will prompt legal consequences from New Delhi. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said late last year that technology platforms understood the gravity of deepfake content and agreed such media should not be shielded under free speech defenses.
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