Exclusive MeitY widens labelling for social media beyond synthetic content

The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued an advisory to social media platforms requiring them to prioritise complaints from authorised government agencies and label manipulated, synthetically generated, or misleading content, especially relating to current events and public order concerns. This advisory broadens previous rules and calls for stronger monitoring, grievance redressal, and cooperation with law enforcement to prevent dissemination of unlawful content.

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