Meity invites proposals to develop trusted AI ecosystemThis proposal includes creation of "deepfake detection tools to enable real-time identification and mitigation of deepfakes, preventing mis...
17 Dec, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Penalty provisions for dissemination of deepfakes can create deterrent effect: CUTSCUTS International official emphasizes penalty provisions to deter deepfakes and misinformation, advocating for technology interventions to...
24 Mar, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
How is Election Commission preparing for the new challenge of the misinformation monster?Misinformation is not just an electoral issue in Indian elections but across the many democracies going to polls this year. Last month’s In...
18 Mar, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Meta launches ‘Know What’s Real’ campaign to combat misinformationThe social media giant said the aim of the campaign was to educate users on identifying and addressing misinformation on WhatsApp and Insta...
28 Feb, 2024, 01.03 PM IST
Misinformation Combat Alliance, Meta introduce WhatsApp Helpline to fight deepfakesThe WhatsApp helpline will go live in March this year and will allow people to flag deepfakes by sending them to its chatbot. The chatbot w...
19 Feb, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
Sachin deepfake video case: Mumbai Cyber Police register FIRMumbai Cyber Police registered an FIR against a gaming app for morphing Sachin Tendulkar's old video for a false promotional campaign. Sach...
18 Jan, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
Brands, managers seek legal balm to end deepfakes and painThe latest call for action comes after Sachin Tendulkar on Monday called out a deepfake video circulating online that falsely showed him en...
17 Jan, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar flays Sachin Tendulkar’s deepfake videoIn the video, Tendulkar is seen promoting the app saying his daughter Sara uses it to make daily gains to the tune of Rs 1.8 lakh by predic...
15 Jan, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake videoDeepfakes refer to synthetic or doctored media that is digitally manipulated and altered to convincingly misrepresent or impersonate someon...
15 Jan, 2024, 07.43 PM IST
Wanted: Detectives to find and stop deepfakesA person leading a team of deepfake-busters should have certain abilities such as critical thinking and pattern recognition, says the COO a...
13 Dec, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
Deepfake has emerged as a new threat, new regulation soon to tackle it: Ashwini VaishnawThe new regulations could be introduced as a new executive rule or as an amendment to the existing Information Technology Rules or as a new...
23 Nov, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
Deepfake issue: Govt to meet executives from social media firms on November 23On Saturday, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that his ministry would meet social media and internet intermediaries to brainstorm wa...
21 Nov, 2023, 10.21 PM IST
IT Act needs stronger provisions to curb deepfake menace: ExpertsExperts said India could collaborate internationally to explore content labelling solutions or watermarking of AI-generated content, simila...
14 Nov, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Congress asks Maharashtra govt to prepare legal, regulatory framework to deal with deepfakes"Celebrities like Rashmika Mandana and some international politicians have borne the brunt of deepfake attacks, and such a situation can al...
11 Nov, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
Govt asks social media firms to identify, remove misinformation, deepfakes within 36 hrsThe Indian government has issued an advisory to major social media companies to identify and remove misinformation, deepfakes, and other ru...
08 Nov, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
Govt advisory asks social media firms, intermediaries to axe deepfake contentThe IT ministry’s advisory comes a day after a deep-fake video of actress Rashmika Mandanna went viral on social media platform X (formerly...
08 Nov, 2023, 01.12 PM IST
TikTok updates content rulebook as pressure from West buildsThe company released a reorganised set of community guidelines that include eight principles to guide content moderation decisions.
21 Mar, 2023, 06.14 PM IST