Centre tightens AI rules, mandates 3-hour takedown for deepfakes

India has amended its Information Technology Rules to require social media platforms to remove unlawful AI-generated content, including deepfakes, within three hours of government or court orders. The government also established the AI Safety Institute to test AI systems and manage emerging risks, while imposing stricter obligations on large social media intermediaries to label and trace synthetic content.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 2 sources have reported it between 7 Aug 2026 and 13 Aug 2026.