Concerns Escalate As Rashmika Mandanna Deepfake Video Trends, Amitabh Bachchan Reacts!!
Along with Tamil and Hindi movies, Rashmika Mandana, an Indian actress, primarily appears in Telugu and Kannada films. She has won a Filmfare Award South and four SIIMA Awards. But lately, a deepfake video purporting to show actor Rashmika Mandanna boarding an elevator has gone viral on social media, raising alarm among the general public. We’ll talk about everything related to the Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video in this article.
Rashmika Mandanna Deepfake Video Causes An Internet Frenzy
After a deepfake video of ‘Animal’ actress Rashmika Mandanna went viral on social media, Amitabh Bachchan has demanded that legal action be taken against the perpetrators.
After making the rounds on the Internet, a video purporting to show the “Pushpa” actress entering the elevator while wearing a skimpy black dress with a plunging neckline incited outrage. Journalist and fact-checker Abhishek Kumar of AltNews disproved the video.
The writer took to X to disclose that the video was a deepfake and that Zara Patel, a British-Indian influencer, was the girl in it instead of Mandanna. Additionally, he asked the government to take strong action against those who abuse AI for malicious purposes.
Check out the official tweet posted by Abhishek Kumar here:
🚨 There is an urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to deal with deepfake in India.
You might have seen this viral video of actress Rashmika Mandanna on Instagram. But wait, this is a deepfake video of Zara Patel.
This thread contains the actual video. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/SidP1Xa4sT
— Abhishek (@AbhishekSay) November 5, 2023
On the microblogging platform, his elucidating thread became quite popular, with over 16.9 million views and 13,000 likes. A deluge of X users denounced the worrying trend of deepfake videos in the comment area. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan retweeted the article and urged the government to file a lawsuit:
yes this is a strong case for legal https://t.co/wHJl7PSYPN
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2023
Replying to the post on Twitter, Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar asserted that PM Modi’s administration is punishing those who violate the law.
He wrote, “Under the IT rules notified in April 2023 – it is a legal obligation for platforms to ensure no misinformation is posted by any user AND ensure that when reported by any user or govt, misinformation is removed in 36 hrs. If platforms do not comply with this, rule 7 will apply and platforms can be taken to court by aggrieved persons under provisions of IPC. Deep fakes are the latest and even more dangerous and damaging form of misinformation and need to be dealt with by platforms.”
Here is the official tweet posted by Rajeev Chandrasekhar:
PM @narendramodi ji’s Govt is committed to ensuring Safety and Trust of all DigitalNagriks using Internet
Under the IT rules notified in April, 2023 – it is a legal obligation for platforms to
➡️ensure no misinformation is posted by any user AND
➡️ensure that when reported by… https://t.co/IlLlKEOjtd
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@Rajeev_GoI) November 6, 2023
Another user observed that the widespread abuse of AI by trolls has led to the proliferation of cyberbullying against women. The post reads, “Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) is going to be a huge problem in India. It is already a huge problem globally. In 2020 Buzzfeed reported about a telegram bot that had created fake nude pictures of more than 680,000 women.”
Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) is going to be a huge problem in India. It is already a huge problem globally.
In 2020 buzzfeed reported about a telegram bot that had created fake nude pictures of more than 680,000 women.https://t.co/Ryy9H9vULO https://t.co/iMruCuhnGv
— kalim (@akhmxt1) November 5, 2023
The genuine woman in the video, Patel, seemed less concerned about the deepfake. The data engineer tweeted, “Well, it looks like people are making deep fakes of me lol.” Mandanna has not yet responded to the deepfake footage.
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Consequently, the widely shared Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video serves as a sobering reminder of the difficulties presented by AI-driven manipulations at a time when technology is making it harder to distinguish between fact and fiction.
Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video incident emphasizes the need for tighter laws and watchful internet communities in addition to bringing up privacy and false information concerns.
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