Fake news a threat to democracy, needs urgent and firm action: I&B Minister

Fake quality poses a menace to India’s democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said connected Wednesday (December 3, 2025), emphasising the request for strict enactment with notation to societal media platforms, and against misinformation and AI-generated deepfakes. He stressed the request for urgency successful framing stronger rules and taking steadfast action.

The contented of societal media and fake quality is simply a precise superior matter, Mr. Vaishnaw said successful the Lok Sabha. Social media was being utilized to make definite ecosystems that did not privation to travel the Constitution of India oregon comply with the laws enacted by Parliament, helium said.

New rules had precocious been introduced, including a proviso requiring takedown of definite posts connected societal media wrong 36 hours, Mr. Vaishnaw said portion replying to a question. A draught regularisation had besides been published for identifying and taking indispensable enactment connected AI-generated deepfakes, and consultations connected this were presently underway, helium said.

The Minister appreciated the enactment of the Parliamentary Standing Committee connected Communications and Information Technology, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, and each the members, for presenting a elaborate study containing cardinal recommendations for strengthening the ineligible framework.

Stating that issues concerning fake quality and societal media progressive a delicate equilibrium betwixt state of code and the extortion of democracy, helium said the authorities was moving with afloat sensitivity to support the balance. Under the enactment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Digital India inaugural had brought astir a large translation and democratised technology, the affirmative impacts of which indispensable beryllium acknowledged, Mr. Vaishnaw said.

Social media had besides provided a level to each citizen, helium said. Taking each these aspects into account, the authorities was moving to fortify institutions and the spot that forms the instauration of society, Mr. Vaishnaw said.