India: Content moderation authority governance in Bill amending Information Technology Act, 2000 to include provisions criminalising online harassment and deepfakes (No. 16 of 2025)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
05 Dec 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Bill amending Information Technology Act (No. 16 of 2025) to include provisions criminalising online harassment and deepfakes, including content moderation authority governance was introduced to Council of States
On 5 December 2025, the Bill amending the Information Technology Act, 2000 to include provisions criminalising online harassment and deepfakes was introduced to the Council of States of the Parliament of India. The Bill applies to individuals and in…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament