Crime & Law · India

India Mandates AI Content Labels, Cuts Takedown Time to 3 Hours

The Indian government has mandated that AI-generated content must be labelled and has reduced the deadline for social media platforms to remove unlawful content from 36 hours to 3 hours. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed these changes to the IT rules. These new regulations apply to synthetic content and AI-generated material, requiring clear labelling. The government aims to address concerns related to deepfakes and other forms of harmful AI-generated content.

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