Regulating Deepfakes under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Naithani, Paarth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6144-3364 (2026) Regulating Deepfakes under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Economic and Political Weekly, 61 (12). ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

Deepfakes are media created using artificial intelligence in which people are seen to be saying or doing things they did not. Deepfakes can be used for various harmful purposes, so it is necessary to analyse how the law can regulate them. Today, there are several instances of deepfakes being misused both in the Indian and global context. This article suggests how India's first comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, can regulate deepfakes. The article proposes that data fiduciaries who create and circulate deepfakes must comply with data protection obligations, and data principals whose deepfakes are circulated must have rights against non-consensual use of deepfakes.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Artificial intelligence | Deepfakes | Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Subjects: Physical, Life and Health Sciences > Computer Science
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Vol/Issue no. published date: March 2026
Depositing User: Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited: 26 Jun 2026 09:19
Last Modified: 26 Jun 2026 09:19
Official URL: https://www.epw.in/engage/article/regulating-deepf...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11806

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