Key Points
Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said deepfakes weakened trust in society and its institutions, and were going unchecked because of social media...
The use of social media ensures that deepfakes spread rapidly They are going viral within a few minutes of being uploaded..
So, we need to take very urgent steps to strengthen trust in society and protect our democracy, the minister told reporters after a meeting with stakeholders, including social media platforms, industry body Nasscom and artificial intelligence (AI) experts...
The government and the industry, he said, would focus mainly on four areas detection of deepfake content before and after it is posted, an effective mechanism for preventing propagation of deepfake content, effective and expeditious reporting and grievance redressal mechanism, and mass awareness on the issue...
Vaishnaw said the government would also look at penalties for people who created and uploaded such content and penalise social media platforms too...
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