Weed out ‘deep fakes’, MeitY tells social media platforms

The government has asked social media firms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube and Twitter to take all ‘reasonable and practicable measures’ to remove or disable access to ‘deep fake imagery’ as per the IT Rules, 2021.

These platforms have to do so within 24 hours of getting a complaint from an individual, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in an advisory on Tuesday.