India: MeitY Guidance on preventing dissemination of misinformation including deep fakes
Progress
Current status
adopted
31 Jul 2024 adopted
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Adopted MeitY Guidance on preventing dissemination of misinformation including deep fakes
On 31 July 2024, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) adopted a Guidance on preventing the dissemination of misinformation including deep fakes on the Internet. The Guidance mandates that intermediary platforms act expediti…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government