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On Thursday, January 18, a Mumbai police official said that they had registered an FIR against a gaming site and a Facebook page for posting a deepfake video of Sachin Tendulkar. A couple of days ago, the 50-year-old shared the aforementioned deepfake video on his official X account wherein he was falsely shown to be promoting a gaming app.
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As per the official of the Mumbai police, the FIR in the case has been registered under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in regards to defamation, and Section 66(A) for “sending offensive messages through communication service of the Information Technology (IT) Act. The complaint was filed by the personal assistant of the former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at the West Region Cyber police station in Mumbai.
Notably, the deepfake video of the Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar had a digitally manipulated clip and voice of him promoting a gaming app, which was shared on Facebook. In his post regarding the matter on the official X account, the 50-year-old wrote, “These videos are fake. It is disturbing to see rampant misuse of technology. Request everyone to report videos, ads & apps like these in large numbers.”
“Social Media platforms need to be alert and responsive to complaints. Swift action from their end is crucial to stopping the spread of misinformation and deepfakes,” remarked Sachin Tendulkar while tagging the official X accounts of the Indian Ministry of Electronics & IT and its Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and Maharashtra Cyber.
Moreover, Sachin Tendulkar was a part of the One World One Family Cup match on his return to cricket on Thursday, January 18. He captained One World to a four-wicket against the One Family team led by Yuvraj Singh, but more than the result itself, this charity match was organised to raise awareness and support for child health.
