New regulations to prevent deepfakes: How will they work?

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After a spate of worrying viral deepfake videos, the government is now seeking to regulate their spread. By next week, the government will reportedly have drawn up an action plan to prevent the uploading and sharing of malicious deepfakes, with financial penalties for both creators and social media platforms that enable their proliferation. How will this work in practice? Santosh Jinugu, partner at Deloitte India and cyber risk expert, takes us through the news