India, Feb. 9 -- The European Union has started compiling guidelines for tech giants, such as Alphabet Inc.'s (GOOG) Google, Meta Platforms' (META) Facebook, TikTok and X, formerly Twitter, in order to conduct democratic elections without the risk of generative artificial intelligence and deepfakes.

"We know the electoral period in the EU is going to be targeted by hybrid attacks and foreign interference of all kinds," EU Commissioner Thierry Breton said. "That is why we are making full use of all the tools offered by the DSA to ensure platforms comply with their obligations and are not misused to manipulate our elections, while safeguarding freedom of expression."

The Commission urged the technology platforms and search engines covered u...