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India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns
India's Election Commission is urging political parties to refrain from using deepfakes and misinformation amid the country's ongoing general elections.
The advisory, released on Monday(PDF), requires political parties to remove any deepfake audio or video within three hours of becoming aware of its existence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi complained late last month about the use of fake voices to purportedly show leaders making statements they had “never even thought of,” alleging that this was part of a conspiracy designed to sow tension in society. Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s IT Minister, met large social media companies, including Meta and Google, in November, and “ reached a consensus ” that regulation was needed to better combat the spread of deepfake videos as well as apps that facilitate their creation.
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