New Delhi, March 30 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday highlighted growing concerns over AI-generated deepfakes, noting that social media platforms are also increasing their efforts to remove them.The minister termed deepfakes as a new menace and a threat to society."A lot of content...
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Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner."In...
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New Delhi, March 19 – The Indian National Congress strongly condemned the Central government today for what it described as a systematic crackdown on social media platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram, and other similar micro-blogging sites.Party spokesperson and Chairperson of social...
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New Delhi, March 19 The Congress on Thursday criticised the BJP-led Centre for its "crackdown" on social media platforms, including X, YouTube, and Instagram, by allegedly ordering the closure of several accounts, and said undermining free speech is a threat to democracy.Addressing a press...
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March 19, New Delhi: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended the signing of a new Digital Statute aimed at restricting minors' access to social media, as Brazil moves to strengthen online safety for children.The new law requires stricter age verification and links accounts of...
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New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict that struck down amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content posted on social media against the government.The top court...
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New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government.However, the top...
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Ahmedabad, February 24 The Gujarat High Court issued notices to the central and state governments on Tuesday regarding a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the misuse of artificial intelligence to create deepfakes and synthetically generated content targeting constitutional authorities...
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Chandigarh, February 16 Under a special campaign launched by the Haryana Police against illegal, objectionable, and misleading content on social media and digital platforms, cyber teams have reported 2,052 links and profiles over the past month.Among these, 1,616 instances of objectionable...
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Amritsar, February 13 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee held a meeting of a sub-committee comprising technical experts here on Friday to discuss the issue of misinformation about the Sikh faith being circulated using AI tools.The sub-committee has been formed by the president of the...
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