AI Policy
India’s 2026 IT Rules Amendment: The 3-Hour Deepfake Takedown Mandate That Reshapes Digital Governance
Effective February 20, 2026, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology mandates a strict 3-hour removal window for AI-generated deepfakes — an 83% compression from the prior 36-hour allowance — while introducing a hyper-accelerated 2-hour mandate for non-consensual deepfake nudity. Non-compliant platforms lose Section
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