New Delhi: election committee Monday warned political parties not to mistake Artificial intelligence-based creation tools deepfakedistorting the message during political campaign. The EC stated that parties must remove such content within 3 hours in accordance with current laws and EC directives, maintain electoral integrity, and avoid spreading misinformation or derogatory content.
The order stated: “Recognizing certain illegal acts committed by MCC and existing legal provisions
political parties/its representatives when using social media On the campaign front, the Commission today issued instructions to political parties to use social media responsibly and ethically during election campaigns to ensure a level playing field among all stakeholders. Smart tools to create deepfakes to distort or spread misinformation, emphasizing the need to preserve the integrity of the electoral process. The ECI has drawn the attention of political parties to the existing legal provisions that govern the regulatory framework to combat the use of disinformation and impersonation through deepfakes. “The Election Commission has directed political parties to delete any such content immediately within 3 hours of notification and warned those responsible to report illegal messages and content to their respective platforms,” it said. fake user accounts and escalate the ongoing issue to the Grievance Appeal Committee under Rule 3A of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
In addition, the European Commission sent a letter to political parties detailing the legal provisions prohibiting the misuse of such tools, saying: “In view of existing legal provisions and other instructions, political parties have been clearly instructed not to publish and disseminate deepfake audio/videos. Spread any misinformation or information that is patently false, untrue or misleading, avoid posting derogatory content against women, avoid using children in events, avoid content depicting violence or harming animals.
The order stated: “Recognizing certain illegal acts committed by MCC and existing legal provisions
political parties/its representatives when using social media On the campaign front, the Commission today issued instructions to political parties to use social media responsibly and ethically during election campaigns to ensure a level playing field among all stakeholders. Smart tools to create deepfakes to distort or spread misinformation, emphasizing the need to preserve the integrity of the electoral process. The ECI has drawn the attention of political parties to the existing legal provisions that govern the regulatory framework to combat the use of disinformation and impersonation through deepfakes. “The Election Commission has directed political parties to delete any such content immediately within 3 hours of notification and warned those responsible to report illegal messages and content to their respective platforms,” it said. fake user accounts and escalate the ongoing issue to the Grievance Appeal Committee under Rule 3A of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
In addition, the European Commission sent a letter to political parties detailing the legal provisions prohibiting the misuse of such tools, saying: “In view of existing legal provisions and other instructions, political parties have been clearly instructed not to publish and disseminate deepfake audio/videos. Spread any misinformation or information that is patently false, untrue or misleading, avoid posting derogatory content against women, avoid using children in events, avoid content depicting violence or harming animals.
