Delhi HC orders Meta to remove PM’s deepfake with woman:Court gives 24-hr deadline, noting, ‘It’s not just about one woman, but country’s PM’

The Delhi High Court has directed Meta Platforms to remove or block access to an AI-generated explicit deepfake image showing a woman alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi within 24 hours. Hearing the case, Justice Girish Kathpalia called the issue serious, saying it was “not just a matter of one lady, but it is a matter about the Prime Minister of the country.” Meta given 24 hours to take down content The petition was filed by the woman whose face was allegedly morphed into an explicit image that was circulated on social media and displayed on banners during a recent protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The court ordered Meta to immediately disable access to the objectionable content across its platforms. It also issued notices to Meta and four activists associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Saurav Das, Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh, who are accused of creating and circulating the deepfake material. Police asked to submit FIR status report The High Court granted the petitioner complete police protection and directed authorities to keep her residential address confidential after she reported receiving death and rape threats. The Delhi Police have also been directed to file an initial status report within one week, detailing the progress of their investigation into the FIR related to the alleged deepfake circulation.

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