DeepFake videos are being shared on social media by misusing AI. The central government is in action mode on this issue and the government has warned all the major social media companies to take strict action in this matter. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said yesterday that a meeting between government officials and major social media platforms will be held in the next two-four days.
Government will discuss deepfake issue with social media platforms
Amid growing concerns over the deepfake issue, the government has made full preparations to meet social media platforms on this issue. Union Information Technology (IT) Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the government will soon discuss the deepfake issue with social media platforms and if the platforms do not take adequate steps in this regard, they will not get protection under the Safe Harbor immunity clause of the IT Act.
Government has issued notice
Digitally altering a person’s face or body in a video is called deepfake. These videos made with machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) can easily deceive anyone. Vaishnav told reporters that the government had recently issued a notice to companies on the deepfake issue and the platforms also responded. But companies will have to be more aggressive in taking action against such content, he said.
Efforts to stop deepfakes in social media
Ashwini Vaishnav told reporters, they are taking steps… but we feel that many more steps have to be taken. …And we are going to hold a meeting of all the forums very soon…probably in the next 3-4 days. We will call them to brainstorm on this and ensure that the platforms do enough to stop this (deepfakes) and clean up their systems.
Citing rules under IT Act
Talking about calling big platforms like Meta and Google for this meeting, the Union Minister said that the safe harbor immunity currently enjoyed by the platforms under the IT Act will not be applicable unless they take adequate action. Do.
PM Modi has also warned
Let us tell you that earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had warned that deepfakes created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) can cause a big crisis and create dissatisfaction in the society. He urged the media to raise awareness and educate people about its misuse. Recently, several deepfake videos targeting prominent actors went viral, sparking outrage.
Minister of State for IT called Deepfake a major violation
Last week, the Center had issued an advisory to major social media companies to identify misinformation, deepfakes and other content that violates rules and remove them within 36 hours of being reported, Bhasha reported. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar had said that deepfakes are a major violation and especially harms women.
The Apple case is under investigation
On the question related to the issue of threat notification related to Apple, Vaishnav said that Apple is doing its own investigation and CERT-In (cyber security agency of the government) is also investigating it. About 15 days ago, several opposition leaders had claimed that they had received an alert from Apple, warning them that state-sponsored attackers were trying to remotely tamper with their iPhones and that the government was allegedly But hacking has been done. Vaishnav had clearly rejected this allegation and assured a thorough investigation.