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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.

Material that has been modified or produced using artificial intelligence (AI) to look genuine.

This acknowledgment confirms that legal frameworks must adapt to safeguard truth in an era where AI-generated fabrications can convincingly mimic reality.

We are living in a digital world where simply seeing, hearing, or reading something online does not necessarily mean it is authentic.

Author's summary: Regulation of deepfakes in India's cyber law.

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

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