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Confronting Deepfakes

Indian cyber legislation has reached a pivotal moment with the draft changes to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The IT Rules represent a definitive legal answer to the emergence of deepfakes and artificially created content, with Indian law now officially recognising "synthetically generated information" for the first time.

Legal frameworks must adapt to safeguard truth in an era where AI-generated fabrications can convincingly mimic reality.

This acknowledgment confirms that simply seeing, hearing, or reading something online does not necessarily mean it is authentic.

Author's summary: India's cyber legislation tackles deepfakes and AI-generated content.

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The Financial Express The Financial Express — 2025-10-27

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