India Mandates 24-Hour Deepfake Takedowns and C2PA Labels in New IT Rules

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has introduced new IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Amendment Rules, 2026, requiring mandatory visible labeling, C2PA metadata provenance tracking, and a 24-hour takedown window for non-consensual synthetic media. These rules aim to condition intermediary safe harbor protections on proactive detection and compliance, though operational enforcement faces challenges from open-source models and encrypted platforms.