Government issues advisories to social media intermediaries to identify misinformation and deep fakes

Government has issued an advisory to social media intermediaries to identify misinformation and deepfakes. Centre has asked social media intermediaries to ensure that due diligence is exercised and reasonable efforts are made to identify misinformation and deepfakes. Ministry of Electronics and IT said such cases must be expeditiously actioned against, well within the timeframes stipulated under the IT Rules



2021.