"Election Commission of India shares social media guidelines directing parties to take down deepfakes within 3 hours", 7 May 2024

The Election Commission of India has released special guidelines for “responsible and ethical use of social media platforms” during the Election period. These guidelines came as a response to a complaint filed regarding the spread of edited and AI-manipulated deep fake videos negatively portraying parties and politicians on social media. According to the ECI.

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The ECI’s guidelines prohibit political parties from carrying out the following actions on social media:

Disseminate any misinformation

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Use AI to spread misinformation: Parties must refrain from using AI-based tools to distort information or spread falsehoods in a way that affects a free and fair election.

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Obligations for political parties under the guidelines

Political parties are required to:

Take down any deepfake audios/videos within a period of 3 hours from social media platforms and also identify and warn the responsible person within the party.