Centre seeks Meta's action on deepfakes, awaits legal opinion on further steps

Centre examines Meta’s intermediary status, seeks action on deepfakesCentre has asked Meta to take action against deepfake content, while it examines whether the social media giant is complying with intermediary provisions under Indian law, sources told PTI.A legal opinion on further action is expected after the government reviews the outcome of its meetings with the company.Centre is likely to seek responses from other social media platforms as it examines whether they meet the definition of intermediaries under the country's law, sources said.Sources also said that if Meta and other social media platforms exercise control over what content is shown to users, their role could be viewed as akin to 'publishing', making them responsible for the content and actions on their platforms.The deve