Congress MP Shashi Tharoor approached the Delhi High Court against AI-generated deepfake videos allegedly showing him praising Pakistan. The court issued summons to X, Meta, and the Centre, while considering interim relief to protect Tharoor’s personality, privacy, and public reputation rights
The government debunked a deepfake video falsely showing Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh claiming cyber systems were jammed, calling it Pakistani misinformation linked to propaganda accounts, amid heightened awareness following India’s counter-terror operation Operation Sindoor
The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Arjun Kapoor, restraining unauthorised use of his identity and ordering removal of deepfakes and obscene AI content, while directing Meta and Google to disclose details of offending accounts
Though the intent of ensuring a “safe, trusted and accountable Internet” is laudable, the mechanism could upset the delicate balance between regulation and freedom
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the risks of deepfake videos and AI-driven fraud, calling for stronger defences to protect public trust. She emphasised innovation must be secure, resilient, and inclusive, praising SEBI’s efforts to curb investor impersonation
The IT Ministry has conducted multiple consultations with industry stakeholders/social media platforms to discuss the challenges identified in combating deepfakes and has issued advisories time to time, through which the intermediaries were reminded about compliance with their due-diligence obligations outlined under the IT Rules, 2021
The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) announced that it held a face-to-face working-level meeting with Telegram on Friday to address concerns regarding deepfake content featuring altered images of Korean women that have emerged on the platform in recent months.
It’s unclear exactly which way deepfakes will develop in the future but it’s clear that visual modification will be there for a while and there are no quick fixes to address the issue yet
This incident has prompted fans to express their concern about the proliferation of such manipulated images online, particularly given that this is the second high-profile case to emerge within a short span of time.
Mumbai: Police busted a gang which was conducting fake Income Tax (IT) raids in Akshay Kumar’s ‘Special 26’ style at a businessman’s residence. The Parksite Police Station, under the Mumbai Police, busted the gang during their investigation at the Green Building, Hiranandani in Vikhroli. The police informed that the gang was conducting a fake raid […]
