India’s First Step Toward AI Accountability The Government of India has proposed the country’s first formal regulatory framework to address the fast-rising threat of deepfakes and synthetic media. On October 22 , the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)  released draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 , introducing new obligations for intermediaries and content creators dealing w

MeitY amended IT Rules, 2021, mandating that all content takedowns require senior-level officer approval (Joint Secretary/DIG) and a "reasoned intimation" to the user, promoting fairness and accountability in digital content moderation.