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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

MeitY asks Meta to revamp algorithms, curb deepfakes and illegal content on platforms: Government sources

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked Meta to revamp its algorithms and provide a compliance roadmap to curb the spread of deepfakes, propaganda and other manipulated or illegal content across its platforms, according to government sources.

The government has sought these specific changes to Meta's algorithms as part of efforts to strengthen the detection and removal of harmful and manipulated content, the sources said.

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