Govt to assist in filing FIRs against social media firms for deepfakes

The government on Friday warned social media companies, including Facebook and YouTube, to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters.

The warning was conveyed by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics and information technology, in a closed-door meeting where he said many companies had not updated their usage terms despite 2022 rules that prohibit content “harmful” to children, obscene or that “impersonates another person”.