DEEPFAKES

DEEPFAKES: As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to advance rapidly and becomes increasingly integrated into digital platforms, the Government of India is taking proactive measures to address the growing threat of deepfakes.

• About Deepfakes: It refer to synthetic media, which includes videos, images, or audio recordings generated and altered using advanced artificial intelligence techniques, particularly deep learning algorithms.
• Steps taken by the GOI:

o Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act): It includes penalties for identity theft, privacy violations, sharing obscene or child abuse content, and other unlawful digital activities.

o IT Rules, 2021 & Amendments: Intermediaries must follow due diligence, promptly remove unlawful content when flagged, and prevent content that promotes hate, threatens national integrity, misleads users, or spreads misinformation like deepfakes.

o Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In): It include deepfake advisories, Cyber Swachhta Kendra, CSIRT-Fin, and cyber hygiene awareness, along with campaigns like Cyber Security Awareness Month, Safer Internet Day, and Cyber Jagrookta Diwas.

o Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA): Set up the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, and a toll-free helpline 1930 for reporting cyber frauds, including deepfakes.