Vikram Nair on Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bill
A Bill to combat deepfakes of candidates during elections “does not make it an automatic offence to create such a video, but only to publish it”, said MP Vikram Nair in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 15). He sought clarity on the intended scope of the word “publish” and whether it was meant to capture, for example, every person who recirculates such a video on social media. Mr Nair also said there was scope for legislation to go further in eradicating the threat of manipulated content. First, by extending protection to Members of the House and the President beyond stipulated election periods. Second, by raising penalties imposed on content creators. Third, making provision for action to be taken not just against “persons” behind deepfakes but also entities such as “bot” accounts which might in future substantially generate such content.
A Bill to combat deepfakes of candidates during elections “does not make it an automatic offence to create such a video, but only to publish it”, said MP Vikram Nair in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 15). He sought clarity on the intended scope of the word “publish” and whether it was meant to capture, for example, every person who recirculates such a video on social media. Mr Nair also said there was scope for legislation to go further in eradicating the threat of manipulated content. First, by extending protection to Members of the House and the President beyond stipulated election periods. Second, by raising penalties imposed on content creators. Third, making provision for action to be taken not just against “persons” behind deepfakes but also entities such as “bot” accounts which might in future substantially generate such content.
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