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India IT Rules Amendment 2026 — synthetically generated information labelling

India's first binding AI-specific rule: since 20 February 2026, platforms and generative-AI tools must label synthetic content and embed permanent identifiers, and large platforms must verify user declarations, on pain of losing intermediary safe harbour.

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Required actions

  • Intermediaries offering tools that generate or alter content must label synthetically generated information prominently and embed permanent metadata or identifiers - Significant social media intermediaries must require users to declare synthetic content, verify it with technical measures and label it - Do not enable removal or suppression of labels; remove unlawful deepfakes on notice within the tightened takedown timelines

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