The Delhi High Court has directed the central government to appoint members of a committee constituted to probe the menace of ‘deepfake’. The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology informed the High Court that a committee had been constituted on November 20 to investigate the cases related to ‘deepfax’. In this regard, the central government said that it is actively taking steps to address and find solutions to issues related to deepfake technology. A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, hearing the matter, directed the government to nominate the members of the committee within a week.
The deepfake case reached the Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court bench hearing the case said in its order on November 21, “The committee will examine and consider the arguments of the petitioners. The committee will also consider regulations and legal measures applicable in other countries, including the European Union (EU). The court directed the committee to invite experiences and suggestions from certain stakeholders like intermediary platforms, telecom service providers, deepfake victims and deepfake websites before submitting its report.
Rajat Sharma filed the PIL
“The committee will submit its report as soon as possible, preferably within three months,” the bench said. The next hearing in this matter has been fixed on March 24. Let us tell you that the Delhi High Court is hearing two petitions filed against the non-regulation of Deepfake and its potential misuse. One of these petitions has been filed by Rajat Sharma, chairman and editor-in-chief of India TV. The petition seeks directions to regulate deepfake technology in the country and block public access to apps and software that enable the creation of such content. Another petition has been filed by lawyer Chaitanya Rohilla against deepfake and unregulated use of artificial intelligence.
What did Rajat Sharma say in PIL?
Rajat Sharma said in the PIL that the spread of deepfake technology poses a major threat to various aspects of society, including misinformation and false propaganda campaigns, and undermines the integrity of public discourse and the democratic process. The PIL states that the use of this technology poses a risk of fraud, identity theft and blackmail, damage to personal reputation, privacy and security, loss of trust in media and public institutions, and violation of intellectual property rights and privacy rights.
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