wire / 2026-08-05-a5c5
Bombay High Court Orders Removal of AI-Generated Deepfake Content Targeting Nitin Gadkari
Bombay High Court told the major platforms to pull deepfakes of a sitting minister and to name who uploaded them.
The facts
The Bombay High Court ordered social media platforms including Meta, X, and Google to remove AI-generated deepfake and defamatory content targeting Indian minister Nitin Gadkari and his family regarding the E20 ethanol policy. The court deemed the content highly objectionable and directed platforms to disclose uploaders' identities and prevent future incidents.