MP govt launches cyber awareness drive across 50,000 villages over online frauds

Bhopal, June 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday launched a state-wide cyber awareness campaign covering more than 50,000 villages and urged citizens to remain vigilant against the growing threat of online fraud, digital arrests, deepfakes and ransomware attacks. The 15-day campaign, titled Safe Click 2.0, will run from June 24 to […]
Deepfakes: Centre advises social media platforms to curb malicious ‘synthetic media’

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In an effort to address the harms and criminalities being committed through widespread circulation of misinformation and deepfakes powered by AI, the government has once again advised social media platforms on countering unlawful content, including malicious “synthetic media” to curb deepfakes and promptly remove harmful content online. The IT Ministry […]