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AI child deepfake proliferation

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AI‑generated deepfake technology has increasingly been used to create non‑consensual sexual images of minors. In the United States, school surveillance footage became a target, with 40 % 40% of high‑school students reporting exposure to deepfakes in 2023‑24 2023-24 and incidents affecting over 600 students across 28 countries. By 2025, at least half of the states enacted legislation to curb fabricated images and urged tighter control of CCTV footage. A similar surge was reported in the United Kingdom, where the Internet Watch Foundation recorded 420 child‑deepfake reports in the first half of 2024, surpassing the total for the previous year. The rapid rise prompted warnings about the ease of turning ordinary photos into child sexual abuse material. In India, authorities have formally asked regulatory scrutiny has intensified. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed Meta Platforms to remove deepfakes overhaul its algorithms and other harmful AI‑generated content, provide a compliance roadmap to combat deepfakes, propaganda, and manipulated content. Meta's technical team has acknowledged existing gaps in its systems for handling harmful content. Furthermore, Indian authorities are reviewing the company's algorithmic recommendations to determine whether it retains examining Meta's legal immunity status under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act. These actions illustrate Officials are investigating whether Meta's recommendation algorithms and content promotion mechanisms transition the platform from a growing global response neutral intermediary to a publisher. If deemed to have editorial control, Meta could lose its conditional immunity from liability for third-party content, potentially exposing the misuse of generative AI against children. company and its executives to prosecution under the IT Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The government also plans to consult other social media platforms regarding their distribution mechanisms.

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