Mumbai Cyber Police registers FIR in Sachin’s deepfake video case
Mumbai: Mumbai Cyber Police has filed an FIR under relevant sections against a gaming app for morphing old videos of former great India batsman Sachin Tendulkar for a false propaganda campaign. The batting maestro addressed X on Monday and cautioned everyone against a fake video of himself which has been used to promote an app. In the video, Sachin’s voice was tampered with to make it appear as if the iconic batsman was promoting the app.
The video also falsely showed that Sachin’s daughter Sara Tendulkar is frequently connected to the app. He also tagged Maharashtra Cyber Police, Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajiv Chandrashekhar in his tweet. “These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see the rampant misuse of technology. Everyone is requested to report such videos, advertisements and apps in large numbers.
Social media platforms need to be alert and responsive to complaints. Prompt action on their part is important to stop the spread of misinformation and fake news. @GoI_MeitY, @Rajeev_GoI and @MahaCyber1,” Sachin wrote on X. Hours after legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar cautioned everyone against a deepfake video that morphed his voice and picture, Union Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar assured that the government will soon make the videos viral on social media platforms in the country.
Will notify stringent rules under the Information Technology Act to ensure compliance. The Union Minister addressed the Ex and expressed his gratitude to Tendulkar for pointing out the video. He said deepfakes and misinformation powered by AI are a threat to the security and trust of Indian users and platforms are required to follow the advisories issued by the Centre. “Thanks to @sachin_rt for this tweet #DeepFakes and #AI-powered misinformation threaten the safety and trust of Indian users and represent harm and legal violations that platforms must stop and remove.
The recent advisory from @GoI_MeitY requires platforms to comply with it 100%. We will soon notify strict rules under the IT Act to ensure compliance by platforms,” Chandrashekhar posted on X. Notably, on November 6 last year, a modified video of actor Rashmika Mandanna appeared online, sparking a discussion on digital security. The video quickly went viral and many social media users came forward to confirm that it was a blatant lie. Later it was revealed that the video was of a British actress.
