New IT Rules: Let us tell you that earlier this month, the IT Ministry had issued an advisory for social media platforms. In which legal provisions were put forward that cover such deepfakes and a fine can be imposed for creating and circulating them… Read the full news to know the complete information related to this update.
Amidst the panic and outrage over a series of deepfake videos on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the central government will soon create an authority to take appropriate action against such content. Will appoint. Rajiv Chandrashekhar said that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) will develop a website.
On which users can send their concerns regarding violation of IT rules. The Union IT Minister said that MeitY will help users in reporting violations of IT rules and registering FIRs.
Union Minister Chandrashekhar said that an FIR will be registered against the mediator. If they reveal where the content came from, a case will be registered against the person posting it. He said that social media platforms have been given seven days to bring their terms of use in line with IT rules.
Chandrashekhar said that from today there is zero tolerance towards violation of IT rules. Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also mentioned the misuse of AI or artificial intelligence to create deepfake videos and called it a big concern.
He cautioned that in the age of Artificial Intelligence, it is important that technology should be used responsibly. The central government has said that the creation and spread of deepfakes is punishable with a fine of Rs 1 lakh and three years in jail.
These videos have raised widespread concern about the power of AI to create fake videos targeting public figures and deepfakes that mislead the world. This has raised concerns over the effects of such tampering. This is especially a threat to public figures, who may get into trouble for those scenes.
