Personal data isn't collected: MHA on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sourcesSecurity agencies are utilizing open-source intelligence from public sources like social media for information gathering, assuring no priva...
31 Mar, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
YouTube adds tool to help public figures report fake videosThe pilot programme, announced Tuesday, is arriving as social media companies and a patchwork of new laws start to address the problem of t...
10 Mar, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
X to debut tag for content creators to flag AI-generated postsThe move comes as governments and regulators push platforms to get more serious about provenance and misinformation. India has directed pla...
01 Mar, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
India sets 3 hr deadline for social media platforms to take down AI-generated, deepfake contentIndia has issued a new order for social media platforms. All AI-generated content must now be clearly labeled. These labels and their embed...
10 Feb, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Tech firms must block unsolicited nude images under new UK rulesTechnology companies in Britain will be required to block unsolicited sexual images under online safety rules taking effect on Thursday, as...
08 Jan, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
YouTube ramps up AI tools for video makersYouTube has enhanced its AI tools to help creators, while revealing it has paid over $100 billion to them in four years. YouTube chief exec...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
AI-generated Pope sermons flood YouTube, TikTokWith names such as "Pope Leo XIV Vision," the social media pages portrayed the pontiff supposedly offering a flurry of warnings and lessons...
06 Jun, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
How 'deepfake Musk' became internet's biggest scammerThe scammers had edited a genuine interview with Musk, replacing his voice with a replica using AI tools. The AI was sophisticated enough t...
19 Aug, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
AI deepfake Putin film sells big at CannesWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin was unavailable to star in his biopic, Polish director Patryk Vega turned to artificial intelligence....
19 May, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
Google ties up with Election Commission to tackle misinformation during pollsGoogle India in a blog post on Tuesday said its product features are designed to elevate authoritative information on various election-rela...
12 Mar, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Google ties up with ECI to prevent spread of false informationGoogle has partnered with the Election Commission of India to prevent the spread of false information during the general elections. They ar...
12 Mar, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
Google collaborates with fact checkers to weed out misinformation in electionsIn a blog post, Google said as part of its commitment to enable the news ecosystem to combat misinformation, it will support Shakti, India ...
01 Mar, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
Is it time to update Model Code of Conduct? Adapting to tech-driven election landscapeThe Model Code of Conduct by itself is not legally enforceable but the EC draws power from other legislation such as the Representation of ...
14 Jan, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
Deepfakes deceive voters from India to Indonesia before electionsWith elections due in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the coming weeks, misinformation is rife on social media platforms, with...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.08 AM IST
Social media firms need time to develop anti-deepfake tools: industry executivesAt present, all content which is either problematic or needs to be taken down in accordance with the laws of the country needs to either be...
01 Dec, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Google to allow users to request removal of AI-generated deepfakes from YouTubeGoogle has also made progress on tools to detect synthetic audio by training a classifier that can detect such content with nearly 99% accu...
29 Nov, 2023, 09.15 PM IST
Making deepfakes gets cheaper and easier thanks to AI"Yep that's fake," Huberman wrote on Twitter after seeing the ad, in which he appears to praise the coffee's testosterone-boosting potentia...
15 Mar, 2023, 10.27 PM IST