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Govt to review Meta’s progress on deepfake, child abuse content
Later this week, IT Ministry officials will meet Meta representatives to assess the company's progress in tackling deepfakes and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The government had earlier questioned Meta for three…
The Story in Brief
Later this week, IT Ministry officials will meet Meta representatives to assess the company's progress in tackling deepfakes and child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The government had earlier questioned Meta for three straight days, including a session with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Key concerns include the reappearance of AI-generated harmful content after removal, unlabelled synthetic videos, and compliance with Indian IT rules requiring human oversight and awareness of local languages. Meta has admitted 'serious issues' and apologised for the temporary removal of PM Modi's video on Facebook.
The Indian Opinion
The government's sustained pressure on Meta is welcome, but the debate over intermediary versus publisher risks becoming a legal distraction. For ordinary users, the real test is whether harmful content actually stays down. Meta's admission of 'serious issues' is a start, but the proof lies in follow-through. Can the company's technical fixes and promised human oversight in Indian languages match the scale of the problem, or will the same content keep reappearing?
Source: timesnownews.com
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