Private Member Bill Proposes Criminalisation of Malicious Deepfakes Made Without Consent: Parliament

A private member’s Bill titled the Regulation of Deepfake Bill, 2024 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha with the objective of criminalising the creation and circulation of harmful deepfake content. The Bill was introduced by Shrikant Eknath Shinde, a Member of Parliament from the Shiv Sena, amid growing concerns over misuse of artificial intelligence in generating deceptive audio-visual material. Purpose and need for the Deepfake law The Bill seeks…