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India tightens oversight on social media platforms to combat deepfakes

By Freny Patel ( October 23, 2025, 08:52 GMT | Insight) -- Platforms like X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Google will soon face stricter obligations in India following proposed amendments to the Information Technology Rules requiring labelling and traceability of AI-generated content, as the government moves to curb deepfakes and hold social media giants accountable for synthetic media misuse. Just weeks after social media platform X lost its legal challenge against the government's power to order content takedowns, India has unveiled a sweeping new framework aimed at regulating synthetic and artificial intelligence-generated content online....

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