Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Sushil Kumar Modi in Rajya Sabha expressed concern over the increasing cases of deepfake and synthetic videos and termed it a threat to democracy. Raising this issue during Zero Hour, he stressed the need to create a regulatory body like Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to curb this. … Read more
The government held another meeting with social media platforms to ‘review’ the efforts made by companies in tackling the issue of deepfakes. Sources gave this information. ‘Deepfake’ refers to tampered media content. In this, digital manipulation is done with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to misrepresent or portray any person and he is changed. … Read more
Ashwini Vaishnaw To Hold Meeting On Deepfake Issue: Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has called a meeting with representatives of social media platforms tomorrow i.e. Thursday on the issue of ‘Deepfakes’. A source gave this information. The move reflects concerns over misuse of technology and the government’s resolve to encourage digital platforms … Read more