𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 C𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Effective Date: February 20, 2026 The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 fundamentally restructures digital accountability, specifically targeting the unregulated growth of synthetic media. Key Statutory Changes 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: A new legal category for “synthetically generated information” now…