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India’s IT ministry tells platforms to warn users against deepfakes under IT Rules

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Source: SCC Online (reporting the PIB release)Also reported by Inc42

MeitY issued an advisory to all intermediaries on 26 December 2023 requiring them to tell users in plain language what content Rule 3(1)(b) of the IT Rules prohibits, including misinformation and impersonation such as deepfakes, at registration, at every login and at each upload. Platforms must explain penalties under the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act and report violations to law enforcement. Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the ministry would watch compliance and could amend the rules.

Why it matters

Social media companies serving Indian users had to put deepfake warnings into sign-up and upload flows, and the government said it could tighten the IT Rules if they did not comply.

When
26 Dec 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0173
Where
India
Who
MeitY; Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from SCC Online (reporting the PIB release) and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at SCC Online (reporting the PIB release)

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Next stop on this Storyline: What happened nextIndia notifies IT Rules amendment mandating deepfake labels and 3-hour takedowns

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WTA-N-2023-0173: “India’s IT ministry tells platforms to warn users against deepfakes under IT Rules.” wheresthe.ai, 26 Dec 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/in-meity-deepfake-advisory-intermediaries-2023-12/ (source: SCC Online (reporting the PIB release)).

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