DEEPFAKES AND THE LAW: FROM IT ACT 66E TO BNS

The increasing uncertainty around the use of technology has made it essential to understand the laws that govern their misuse. The provisions that provide for protection in case of such violations like deepfakes, etc must be known to the general public in order to better understand their rights and seek protection and justice. The purpose of the article is to give a curative list of provisions under various specific and procedural acts that can be utilised in such cases of uncertainty while also understanding the increasing ways of manipulation of content on such huge and easily accessible platforms.