Deepfake issue: Govt will keep an eye on platforms’ approach, says MoS IT

Terming the menace of deepfakes and misinformation as “a very problematic issue” for the Indian democracy, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said the government will “keep an eye” on the remedial measures taken by the platforms on the advisories.

The minister also promised that inaction on their part may prompt amendment to the IT Rules that will be more “prescriptive”.

In an interview with PTI, Chandrasekhar, who is Minister of State for IT and Electronics, counted the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) legislation, setting up of grievances appellate panels and tighter accountability enforced on digital platforms for user safety as being among the big achievements for 2023.