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Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY "enhanced diligence" advisory (Oct 2026)

An unpublished advisory asking platforms to prioritise government complaints and to label manipulated or synthetic content on current events

INOct 8, 2026 Issued

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Rules & Regulations

Draft IT Rules amendment (March 2026)

A draft that would make MeitY advisories part of intermediary due diligence on pain of losing safe harbour, and extend media oversight to user news posts

INMar 30, 2026 Draft

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Rules & RegulationsLandmark

IT Rules amendment on synthetic content (2026)

India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline

INFeb 10, 2026 In force

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

ECI AI-labelling advisories (2025)

ECI requires parties to label AI-generated campaign material, with labels covering 10% of the screen, creator disclosure, record-keeping and three-hour takedowns

INJan 16, 2025 Issued

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

ECI deepfake advisory (May 2024)

ECI's first deepfake-specific directions to political parties, requiring removal of deepfake audio and video within three hours during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

INMay 6, 2024 Issued

Status checked Oct 14, 2026

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Digital India Act (proposed)

The proposed successor to the IT Act, meant to rework safe harbour and regulate high-risk AI, which has stalled with no draft bill

INMar 9, 2023 Proposed

Status checked Oct 15, 2026