On Deepfakes, IT Minister's 7-Day Deadline For Social Media Platforms
Amid consternation and outrage over a series of deepfake videos on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that the Centre will appoint an officer to check such content. "Officer will be appointed to ensure action against deepfake content," he said after meeting social media companies. He said that social media platforms have been given seven days time to align their terms of use, as per the IT rules.
