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An unpublished advisory asking platforms to prioritise government complaints and to label manipulated or synthetic content on current events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

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY and X over Grok

MeitY's notice to X over Grok-generated obscene images, with a 72-hour action-taken report and a warning of lost safe harbour

INJan 2, 2026 Ongoing

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

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY AI advisory (March 2024)

The advisory that first required government permission for 'under-tested' AI models, drew a start-up backlash and was rewritten two weeks later

INMar 1, 2024 Superseded

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY deepfake advisories (2023)

MeitY's first deepfake advisories, issued after the Rashmika Mandanna video, warned platforms that failing to act would cost them safe harbour

INNov 7, 2023 Superseded

Status checked Oct 15, 2026