BJP Asks ECI To Take Steps To Address The Rising Use Of Deepfakes In Poll Campaign
India, May 1 -- The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called on the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take steps to address the "alarming rise" in the use of deepfake videos amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country.
A BJP delegation, led by IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, approached the ECI demanding "urgent measures" to address the adverse impact of deepfakes, which are circulating on social media platforms, on the electoral process.
"Going by the rampant abuse of IT and social media platforms during the State assembly elections in year 2023, we had drawn Commission's attention to this growing menace of deepfakes. The Commission had subsequently issued directions to take strict and timely action against such abuse," ...
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