Chandigarh court orders Meta to take down defamatory AI-generated video of Punjab MLA within 72 hours
2026-08-13 | IND | incident | reputational
Our take
Meta has three days to pull an AI-manipulated clip of a Punjab legislator. The court did not find the video's authorship persuasive.
The facts
A Chandigarh court ordered Meta Platforms to remove an AI-generated video that digitally manipulated Punjab Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's likeness, causing reputational harm. The video, circulated on Facebook and Instagram, was deemed defamatory and objectionable, prompting legal intervention for its takedown within 72 hours.