Rajeev Chandrasekhar said this about Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video, read full news

This video was posted by Sachin Tendulkar on his X account. He claims that his daughter is making a respectable living off of this game every day. He can be seen in this video promoting Sky Word Aviator Quest, a betting app. In the tweet, he also mentioned Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Inform us of this news, please.

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:31 PM (IST)
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar said this about Sachin Tendulkar's deepfake video, read full news

Deepfakes have affected numerous well-known celebrities in the previous few months. Recently, a comparable video featuring former cricket player Sachin Tendulkar has become popular on social media. wherein he may be seen endorsing the batting app.

Following his information on the X handle, Sachin's message was retweeted by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Information Technology, who cautioned people against reading it. 

Sachin Tendulkar himself has shared this video on his X account. He is saying that his daughter is earning good money every day from this game. Let us tell you that in this video he is seen promoting a batting app named Sky Word Aviator Quest.

While sharing this video, Sachin wrote "This video is fake and has been made to deceive you. This type of misuse of technology is wrong.

All of you are requested that if you see such videos or apps or advertisements, then report them immediately. Let us tell you that in this post Sachin has also tagged Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

This post of Sachin Tendulkar was also shared by Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar who said that deepfakes and misinformation powered by AI are a threat to the security and trust of Indian users and these violate laws that require platforms to stop and remove them.

He said that we are planning to notify stringent rules under the IT Act soon to ensure compliance by the platforms.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer