According to sources on Friday, the Indian government sent a warning to social media companies such as Facebook and YouTube to remind users time and again that uploading deepfakes and anything that promotes obscenity or disinformation is illegal in their local communities.
Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar issued the warning during a meeting behind closed doors. He said that many businesses have not changed their usage conditions in spite of 2022 regulations that forbid content that is "obscene," "harmful" to children, or that "impersonates another person."
It coincides with growing concerns over deepfakes, which are realistic-looking but fake movies produced by AI algorithms trained on internet footage. This week, India is drafting regulations to counter deepfakes, according to a key minister.
According to Chandrasekhar, the corporations need to remind users each time they log in that they are not allowed to publish such stuff, or they should remind users of the regulations.
One of the individuals claimed that during the discussion, the minister characterized it as a "non-negotiable" demand of the Indian government.
In a press release, the Indian IT ministry stated that all platforms had decided to harmonize their content policies with national regulations.
A request for comment was not immediately answered by Chandrasekhar or Facebook.
YouTube owner Alphabet Inc.'s Google said in a statement that it has strong policies and procedures in place to detect and eliminate harmful content from all of its platforms and products, and that it is dedicated to the responsible development of artificial intelligence.
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