India has introduced stricter rules for social media platforms to combat AI-generated deepfakes and unlawful synthetic content. Under the amended IT Rules, platforms must remove illegal AI-generated content within three hours of receiving a valid notice from the government or a court. The new framework also mandates clear labeling of AI-generated content, metadata for traceability, and faster grievance redressal for complaints involving impersonation, nudity, and child sexual abuse material.

India Tightens Deepfake Rules: Social Media Platforms Must Remove Illegal AI Content Within 3 Hours

Indian IT minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday (October 29) stated that the recent amendments to IT rules will require social media firms to show more due diligence in ensuring&nbsp;that no illegal content or false information is posted on their platforms.&nbsp;

A day earlier, the Indian Union government stated that it will set up three-member Grievance Appealte Committees (GACs) to address complaints&nbsp;against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content.

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Chandrashekhar said the move was necessitated as the government gets lakhs of messages from citizens stating grievances were not responded to by social media firms despite complaints, PTI reported.&nbsp; 
 
During the briefing, he requested social media companies to cooperate with the government to protect the interests of its 'digital netizens'. 
 
Our government wants to work on a partnership model with all big and small foreign and Indian companies on the internet with the objective of a safe and trusted internet for all its citizens, Chandrasekhar added.&nbsp;

The minister sent a strong warning to firms whether operating in foreign that they cannot conflict with Indian citizens' constitutional rights when those platforms are used in India.&nbsp;

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Further adding he stated that the platforms will be required to remove any "misinformation," or "unlawful content" within 72 hours.&nbsp;

The minister said, "We will start with 1-2 GACs...Government is not interested in playing role of ombudsman. It is a responsibility we are taking reluctantly, because the grievance mechanism is not functioning properly."

The minister said that the intention is not to target any firm or platform but to make the internet a safe place.&nbsp;

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Indian IT minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday (October 29) stated that the recent amendments to IT rules will require social media firms to show more due diligence in ensuring that no illegal content or false information is posted on their platforms.

Indian IT minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday (October 29) stated that the recent amendments to IT rules will require social media firms to show more due diligence in ensuring that no illegal content or false information is posted on their platforms. A day earlier, the Indian Union government stated that it will set up three-member Grievance Appealte Committees (GACs) to address complaints against decisions of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook on hosting contentious content. New amended IT rules are next step to realizing our govts duty to #DigitalNagriks of Open, Safe&Trusted, Accountable Internet Also marks a new partnership btwn Govt and Intermediaries in making n keeping our Internet safe & trusted for all Indians.#IndiaTechade #OSTA pic.twitter.com/COQhGOHv5D — Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) October 28, 2022 × Also read | World must find ways to stop misuse of emerging technologies by terror groups: Jaishankar Chandrashekhar said the move was necessitated as the government gets lakhs of messages from citizens stating grievances were not responded to by social media firms despite complaints, PTI reported. During the briefing, he requested social media companies to cooperate with the government to protect the interests of its 'digital netizens'. Our government wants to work on a partnership model with all big and small foreign and Indian companies on the internet with the objective of a safe and trusted internet for all its citizens, Chandrasekhar added. The minister sent a strong warning to firms whether operating in foreign that they cannot conflict with Indian citizens' constitutional rights when those platforms are used in India. Also read | Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi shuts financial services business in India Further adding he stated that the platforms will be required to remove any "misinformation," or "unlawful content" within 72 hours. The minister said, "We will start with 1-2 GACs...Government is not interested in playing role of ombudsman. It is a responsibility we are taking reluctantly, because the grievance mechanism is not functioning properly." The minister said that the intention is not to target any firm or platform but to make the internet a safe place. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Indian govt amends IT rules, warns social media firms against 'unlawful' content, misinformation

WhatsApp suspended over 2.30 million bad accounts in India&nbsp;in July, the highest so far this year. The Meta-owned company said late on Thursday (September 1) that they have banned the accounts following the IT Rules 2021.

Of the total, 1.42 million accounts were "proactively banned" before any reports from users.&nbsp;

A company spokesperson said, "In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we've published our report for the month of July 2022. As captured in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned over 2.3 million accounts (2,387,000) in the month of July."&nbsp;

In India, IT laws and regulations have made it mandatory for digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month.

In July, WhatsApp India received 574 complaint reports and the records "actioned" were 27. In the previous month, internet-based instant messaging restricted over 22 lakh accounts with bad records.&nbsp;

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The social media platform said that several accounts were banned after complaints received through the company's grievances channel and the tools and resources it uses to detect such offences.&nbsp;

The company spokesperson, "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state-of-the-art technology, data scientists and experts, and processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform."&nbsp;

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WhatsApp suspended over 2.30 million bad accounts in India in July, the highest so far this year. The Meta-owned company said late on Thursday (September 1) that they have banned the accounts following the IT Rules 2021.

WhatsApp suspended over 2.30 million bad accounts in India in July, the highest so far this year. The Meta-owned company said late on Thursday (September 1) that they have banned the accounts following the IT Rules 2021. Of the total, 1.42 million accounts were "proactively banned" before any reports from users. A company spokesperson said, "In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we've published our report for the month of July 2022. As captured in the latest monthly report, WhatsApp banned over 2.3 million accounts (2,387,000) in the month of July." In India, IT laws and regulations have made it mandatory for digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month. In July, WhatsApp India received 574 complaint reports and the records "actioned" were 27. In the previous month, internet-based instant messaging restricted over 22 lakh accounts with bad records. WATCH | Microsoft-Activision merger: 'Deal must be investigated in depth', UK regulator × The social media platform said that several accounts were banned after complaints received through the company's grievances channel and the tools and resources it uses to detect such offences. The company spokesperson, "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state-of-the-art technology, data scientists and experts, and processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform." (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that it has appointed an interim Chief Compliance Officer for India and will make other key appointments soon. Twitter further said that it needed eight weeks' time to appoint a grievance officer in India in compliance with the new IT rules.

Twitter appoints interim Chief Compliance Officer for India, yet to fill other posts

The Indian government has told Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with the country's new IT rules. The center in an affidavit filed said that any non-compliance amounts to a breach of provisions to IT rules leading to Twitter losing its immunity confirmed under the IT act.

Indian govt to Delhi High Court: Twitter fails to comply with IT rules

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information technology came hard on Twitter on Friday asking the social media platform to follow the law of the land instead of dilly-dallying. The social media platform has not fully implemented the new IT rules that were announced in February.

Indian govt to Twitter: Rule of land is supreme, not your policy

Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules which came into force from May 26. Twitter will be held responsible for what anyone posts on the platform until it gets back the legal protection in the country.

Twitter loses intermediary status in India for not complying with new IT rules

Google on Wednesday clarified that its search engine is not classified to be part of the new IT intermediary guidelines 2021, urging the Delhi High Court to set aside an order that puts Google Search as part of the new IT rules. 
 
The single judge order on April 20 came in a case where a woman`s images were uploaded on a pornographic website and despite court orders, the objectionable content could not be removed in entirety from the internet.

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A Google spokesperson told IANS that Search engines are a reflection of the content and information that is available on the internet. 
 
"While we maintain a consistent policy over removal of objectionable content from search results, the Delhi High Court order has cast certain obligations that would wrongly classify Google search as a social media intermediary," a Google spokesperson told IANS.

"We`ve filed an appeal against this part of the order and look forward to explaining the steps we take to remove objectionable content from Google search results," the company spokesperson added.

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A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has issued notice to the Union government, Delhi government, Facebook, the pornographic site and Internet Service Providers Association of India, seeking their responses to Google`s plea by July 25. 
 
The Google spokesperson said that the "direction also requires proactively identifying and globally disabling access to any content which may be similar to the offending content, that may appear on any other websites/online platforms, or in any other context".

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The new rules notified in the gazette of India on February 25 under the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, came into effect from May 26. 
 
While Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Telegram, LinkedIn etc have either fully or partially complied with the new IT rules, Twitter has reiterated to comply with the new IT intermediary guidelines in India as the Delhi High Court issued notice on a plea against the non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc.

Google on Wednesday clarified that its search engine is not classified to be part of the new IT intermediary guidelines 2021, urging the Delhi High Court to set aside an order that puts Google Search as part of the new IT rules.

Google on Wednesday clarified that its search engine is not classified to be part of the new IT intermediary guidelines 2021, urging the Delhi High Court to set aside an order that puts Google Search as part of the new IT rules. The single judge order on April 20 came in a case where a woman`s images were uploaded on a pornographic website and despite court orders, the objectionable content could not be removed in entirety from the internet. Also Read | WhatsApp goes to court over Indian government's new IT rules A Google spokesperson told IANS that Search engines are a reflection of the content and information that is available on the internet. "While we maintain a consistent policy over removal of objectionable content from search results, the Delhi High Court order has cast certain obligations that would wrongly classify Google search as a social media intermediary," a Google spokesperson told IANS. "We`ve filed an appeal against this part of the order and look forward to explaining the steps we take to remove objectionable content from Google search results," the company spokesperson added. Also Read | India's new IT rules set to come into effect, will US big tech comply? A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh has issued notice to the Union government, Delhi government, Facebook, the pornographic site and Internet Service Providers Association of India, seeking their responses to Google`s plea by July 25. The Google spokesperson said that the "direction also requires proactively identifying and globally disabling access to any content which may be similar to the offending content, that may appear on any other websites/online platforms, or in any other context". Also Read | Seven social media platforms comply with some IT rules; Twitter drags feet The new rules notified in the gazette of India on February 25 under the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, came into effect from May 26. While Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Telegram, LinkedIn etc have either fully or partially complied with the new IT rules, Twitter has reiterated to comply with the new IT intermediary guidelines in India as the Delhi High Court issued notice on a plea against the non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc.

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