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India's Deepfake + DPDP Rules: A Builder's 2026 Checklist

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What changed, what's coming, in one paragraph India does not yet have a dedicated, comprehensive AI law — and as of May 2026, none is on the legislative pipeline. Instead, builders shipping AI products into the Indian market navigate a layered regime: the Information Technology Act 2000, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP), the 10 February 2026 amendment to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules covering synthetic generated content, and a patchwork of sectoral guidance from the RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and others. The DPDP Act commenced in phases: Phase I (the Data Protection Board) took effect on 13 November 2025; Phase II — provisions pertaining to consent managers — kicks in on 13 November 2026; Phase III — the full substantive obligations on data fiduciaries, processors and…


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