India orders social platforms to remove deepfakes within three hours of takedown requests – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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India orders social platforms to remove deepfakes within three hours of takedown requests.

The new mandate is one of several changes to India’s 2021 IT rules announced on Tuesday, TechCrunch reports. The updates also include requirements for “synthetic audio and visual content” to be labeled and traceable, and a ban on “deceptive impersonations, non-consensual intimate imagery, and material linked to serious crimes.”

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