Bombay HC Orders Takedown of Deepfake Posts Targeting Nitin Gadkari
The Bombay High Court has ordered Meta and Google to remove 'vile' and 'obscene' deepfake posts targeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari regarding the E20 fuel policy. The court questioned the lack of a system to remove such defamatory content.
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'Why no system to remove defamatory posts?' Bombay HC on Gadkari deepfake case
The Bombay High Court ordered social media intermediaries to remove vile and abusive online content. These posts falsely linked Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to the ethanol-blended petrol controversy. The court granted urgent interim relief to the minister against several platforms. Gadkari sought damages for fabricated and defamatory digital content, including deepfake videos. The court also directed intermediaries to furnish basic customer information of content creators.
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The court also questioned platforms such as Meta, X Corp and Google LLC over the lack of mechanism to remove abusive content without the person having to approach the courts.
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